Mediterranean Spotted Fever: Current Knowledge and Recent Advances [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021 Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is an emerging tick-borne rickettsiosis of the spotted fever group (SFG), endemic in the Mediterranean basin. By virtue of technological innovations in molecular genetics, it has been determined that the causative agent ...
Nikolaos Spernovasilis +4 more
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Natural Mediterranean Spotted Fever Foci, Qingdao, China [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 We sequenced DNA from spleens of rodents captured in rural areas of Qingdao, East China, during 2013–2015. We found 1 Apodemus agrarius mouse infected with Rickettsia conorii, indicating a natural Mediterranean spotted fever foci exists in East China ...
Xiao-Lan Gu +10 more
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Encephalitis: A rare complication of mediterranean spotted fever [PDF]
IDCases, 2021 Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is an emerging zoonosis caused by Rickettsia conorii. The MSF typically presents with a triad of fever, generalized cutaneous rash and inoculation eschar, but its clinical spectrum may range from a mild febrile illness ...
Jorge Bastos Mendes +4 more
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Fatal Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Associated with Septic Shock, Iran [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 A fatal case of Mediterranean spotted fever associated with septic shock was reported in a 61-year-old man living in a village in southeastern Iran. The patient had a history of tick bite a few days before symptom onset.
Saber Esmaeili +6 more
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Mediterranean spotted fever as a non‐endemic disease in the southeast of Iran: Diagnosis and treatment based on specific skin lesion [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Rickettsia spp. should be investigated if Tache Noire, as a dark plaque covering a superficial ulcer surrounded by scale, edema, and erythema, are observed, even in non‐endemic areas of Rickettsia spp. Abstract A 31‐year‐old man with
Mehrdad Farrokhnia +3 more
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Mediterranean spotted fever as a cause of septic shock [PDF]
IDCases, 2019 Mediterranean spotted fever is a generally benign disease but with the potential of serious manifestations.We report a case of Mediterranean spotted fever in a 56-year–old woman, with pet dog exposure, who presented with a septic shock pattern.
M. Abdeljelil +8 more
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A Rare Case of Mediterranean Spotted Fever and Encephalitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2016 Mediterranean spotted fever is a tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by Rickettsia conorii. It is transmitted by the dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus.
Raquel Sousa Almeida +3 more
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Cases of Mediterranean spotted fever in southeast of Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2020 In this study the clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and management of five patients diagnosed with Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) from southeast of Iran are presented.
Mehrdad Farrokhnia +5 more
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A Rare Case of Retinal Artery Occlusion in the Context of Mediterranean Spotted Fever [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2014 Background: Mediterranean spotted fever is a zoonosis endemic in the Mediterranean region. The microorganism Rickettsia conorii is responsible for the disease due to its angiotropism for endothelial cells.
Diana Beselga +7 more
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History and Current Status of Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in the Crimean Peninsula and Neighboring Regions along the Black Sea Coast [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia conorii subspecies conorii and transmitted to humans by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks. The disease was first discovered in Tunisia in 1910 and was subsequently reported
Muniver T. Gafarova, Marina E. Eremeeva
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