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Acute febrile illness is associated with Rickettsia spp infection in dogs [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Rickettsia conorii is transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks and causes Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in humans. Although dogs are considered the natural host of the vector, the clinical and epidemiological significance of R ...
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Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 17, Issue 10, October 2024.New technology is changing how we monitor and control the evolution of pathogens. AI cannot predict the future but it can help us by looking at how laboratory accidents cause pathogen outbreaks. We also discuss potential epidemic origins based on unusual organisms or associations of organisms that have rarely been highlighted or studied.
Antoine Danchin
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Ocular manifestations of Rickettsia conorii in South India
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 Purpose: Among the major groups of rickettsiosis, the commonly reported diseases in India are: (a) Typhus group induced—scrub typhus, murine flea-borne typhus; (b) Spotted fever group induced—Indian tick typhus; and (c) Q fever.
Manohar B Balasundaram +3 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2024.Fleas infest rodents and other small mammals, serving as vectors for zoonotic diseases such as plague. Villages in plague foci exhibited higher abundances of fleas in comparison to non‐plague foci villages. Factors such as dry season, farmlands, and rodent characteristics influenced flea abundance on rodents in the study area. ABSTRACT Background Fleas
Joshua Reuben Jakoniko +3 more
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Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2009 In Taiwan, acute Q fever, scrub typhus, and murine typhus (QSM diseases) are the most common rickettsioses, but their epidemiology and clinical characteristics have not been clarified. Diagnosis of these three diseases based on clinical manifestations is
Chung-Hsu Lai +8 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 10, Issue 3, May 2024.Findings of the present study demonstrated an overall prevalence of 36.7%, 69.7% and 4.7% ticks, fleas and lice on dogs, respectively. Similarly, on cats, an overall prevalence of 2.7% ticks and 21.8% fleas was recorded. The abundance of C. felis was significantly higher (p < 0.001) on dogs, whereas in cats, the abundance of E.
Hana Taddesse +5 more
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Undifferentiated febrile illness in Kathmandu, Nepal. [PDF]
, 2015 Undifferentiated febrile illnesses (UFIs) are common in low- and middle-income countries. We prospectively investigated the causes of UFIs in 627 patients presenting to a tertiary referral hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Arjyal, Amit +12 more
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.The occurrence of sporadic rickettsial infections has been consistently undervalued and overlooked, primarily owing to a limited emphasis on routine examinations for rickettsioses in clinical practice. At present, the immunofluorescence assay is the prevailing diagnostic method for suspected rickettsioses that enables the detection of specific ...
Tien-Lung Po +4 more
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Seroprevalence of typhus group and spotted fever group Rickettsia exposures on Reunion island
BMC Research Notes, 2019 Objective Murine typhus has been increasingly reported on Reunion island, Indian ocean, following documentation of eight autochthonous infections in 2012–2013.
Patrick Gérardin +15 more
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A systematic review of the untreated mortality of murine typhus.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Murine typhus is an acute febrile, flea-borne disease caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi. The disease occurs worldwide but is likely underrecognized due to its non-specific symptoms, causing significant morbidity.
Johannes F Doppler, Paul N Newton
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