A Pilot Study on the Microbiome of Amblyomma hebraeum Tick Stages Infected and Non-Infected with Rickettsia africae [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Variation in tick microbiota may affect pathogen acquisition and transmission but for many vector species, including Amblyomma hebraeum, components and determinants of the microbiome are unidentified.
Dalicia Kisten +3 more
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Rickettsia africae and Novel Rickettsial Strain in Amblyomma spp. Ticks, Nicaragua, 2013 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 We report molecular detection of Rickettsia africae in Amblyomma ovale ticks from Nicaragua and a novel rickettsial strain in an A. triste tick. Of 146 ticks from dogs, 16.4% were Rickettsia PCR positive. The presence of Rickettsia spp.
Helena Vogel +2 more
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Mitogenomics of the tropical bont tick Amblyomma variegatum reveals vertical and horizontal transmission of Rickettsia africae. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundThe tropical bont tick Amblyomma variegatum, which is widespread in Africa and the Caribbean islands, is of both medical and veterinary importance as the principal vector of intracellular bacterial pathogens Ehrlichia ruminantium, causing ...
Elisha Chatanga +10 more
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Infection Rates and Characterisation of Rickettsia africae (Rickettsiaceae) Detected in Amblyomma Species from Southern Africa [PDF]
MicroorganismsTick-borne rickettsioses are considered among the oldest known vector-borne zoonotic diseases. Among the rickettsiae, Rickettsia africae is the most reported and important in Africa, as it is the aetiological agent of African tick bite fever (ATBF ...
Andeliza Smit +11 more
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Phylogenetic Variants of Rickettsia africae, and Incidental Identification of "Candidatus Rickettsia Moyalensis" in Kenya. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 BackgroundRickettsia africae, the etiological agent of African tick bite fever, is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. Contrary to reports of its homogeneity, a localized study in Asembo, Kenya recently reported high genetic diversity.
Gathii Kimita +4 more
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First molecular detection of Rickettsia africae in ticks from the Union of the Comoros [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background Rickettsia africae is the agent of African tick bite fever, a disease transmitted by ticks in sub-Saharan Africa. In Union of the Comoros, a recent study reported the presence of a Rickettsia africae vector but no information has been provided
Amina Yssouf +6 more
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Sand fly endosymbionts in Kenya: Rickettsia and Wolbachia associations with Leishmania and detection of Rickettsia africae [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Sand flies are small hematophagous insects known as leishmaniasis vectors. Similar to most arthropods, they harbor nonobligate endosymbionts that may influence host adaptation and pathogen transmission, but these symbiont communities remain ...
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 We report a case of Rickettsia africae infection complicated with painful sacral syndrome in an Italian traveller returning from Zimbabwe. The patient presented with fever, a tache noire on the left leg, and a neurological syndrome characterized by ...
Michele Trotta +2 more
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Emergence of Rickettsia africae, Oceania [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 We detected Rickettsia africae, the agent of African tick-bite fever (ATBF), by amplification of fragments of gltA, ompA, and ompB genes from 3 specimens of Amblyomma loculosum ticks collected from humans and birds in New Caledonia.
Carole Eldin +6 more
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Beyond the eschar: African tick-bite fever in a returning traveller - a diagnostic and public health consideration in Europe [PDF]
One HealthBackground: African tick-bite fever (ATBF), caused by Rickettsia africae, is the most common tick-borne rickettsiosis among travellers returning from sub-Saharan Africa.
Anna Bogacka +2 more
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