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Fatal Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever along the United States–Mexico Border, 2013–2016

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is an emerging public health concern near the US–Mexico border, where it has resulted in thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths in the past decade.
Naomi A. Drexler   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seroconversions for Coxiella and Rickettsial Pathogens among US Marines Deployed to Afghanistan, 2001–2010

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
We assessed serum samples from 1,000 US Marines deployed to Afghanistan during 2001–2010 to find evidence of 4 rickettsial pathogens. Analysis of predeployment and postdeployment samples showed that 3.4% and 0.5% of the Marines seroconverted for the ...
Christina M. Farris   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rickettsia felisin Chile

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
To the Editor: Rickettsiosis due to Rickettsia felis is an emerging disease that has been reported worldwide (1). Fever, headache, myalgia, and macular rash have been attributed to R. felis infection in humans (1). In South America, R. felis infection in fleas (mostly Ctenocephalides spp.) has been reported only in Brazil, Peru, and Uruguay (2–3 ...
Paulina Lepe   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Diversity of Rickettsia species in border regions of northwestern China

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2018
Rickettsia species belonging to the spotted fever group (SFG) cause infections in humans, domestic animals and wildlife. At least ten SFG Rickettsia species are known to occur in China.
Shengnan Song   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rickettsia parkeriin Brazil

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
We report finding Rickettsia parkeri in Brazil in 9.7% of Amblyomma triste ticks examined. An R. parkeri isolate was successfully established in Vero cell culture. Molecular characterization of the agent was performed by DNA sequencing of portions of the rickettsial genes gltA, htrA, ompA, and ompB.
Marcelo Bahia Labruna   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Prevalence and diversity of Rickettsia species in ectoparasites collected from small rodents in Lithuania

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2018
Rickettsiae are emerging pathogens causing public health problems in many countries around the world. Rickettsia spp. are found in association with a wide range of arthropods which feed on different species of animals.
Jana Radzijevskaja   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Detection of Rickettsia RaoultiI Genotypes in Southern Kazakhstan

open access: yesЭпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2016
Previously it was established that different species of genus Rickettsia were detected in Kazakhstan. Nevertheless, rickettsial species spectrum of some regions of Kazakhstan has not been studied.
I. E. Samoylenko   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Rickettsia amblyommatis Infection on the Vector Competence of Amblyomma americanum Ticks for Rickettsia rickettsii.

open access: yesVector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2018
Although Dermacentor spp. ticks are considered the primary vectors of Rickettsia rickettsii in the United States, other North American tick species are also capable of transmitting the agent, including the lone star tick-Amblyomma americanum.
M. Levin   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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