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First Report of Rickettsia conorii in Hyalomma kumari Ticks [PDF]
As a vector of wide range of pathogenic agents, ticks pose health threats to wild and domestic animals, and humans. Information is unavailable about the prevalence and spatial survey of Hyalomma kumari ticks and associated Rickettsia spp.
Shafi Ullah +10 more
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Rickettsia conorii Subspecies israelensis in Captive Baboons. [PDF]
Hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) may transmit zoonotic vector-borne pathogens to visitors and workers frequenting zoological parks. We molecularly screened 33 baboons for vector-borne pathogens. Three (9.1%) of 33 animals tested positive for Rickettsia conorii subspecies israelensis.
Sgroi G +6 more
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New Real-Time PCRs to Differentiate Rickettsia spp. and Rickettsia conorii [PDF]
Rickettsia species are an important cause of emerging infectious diseases in people and animals, and rickettsiosis is one of the oldest known vector-borne diseases. Laboratory diagnosis of Rickettsia is complex and time-consuming. This study was aimed at
Valeria Blanda +7 more
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Use of eschar swab DNA to diagnose Rickettsia conorii subspecies conorii infection in Crimea: A case report [PDF]
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) has been diagnosed clinically in the Crimean Peninsula since the 1930s. We describe the recent illness of an elderly patient from Crimea who had developed a classic triad of MSF symptoms consisting of fever ...
Emine E. Alieva +5 more
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Rickettsia conorii infection with fatal complication [PDF]
Rickettsial diseases (RD) are a group of endotheliotropic infectious diseases caused by different species of genera Rickettsia. RD are not an uncommon disease and may be misdiagnosed during the evaluation of acute febrile illness due to a lack of ...
Sanjoli Chugh +5 more
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Small Regulatory RNAs of Rickettsia conorii. [PDF]
AbstractSmall regulatory RNAs comprise critically important modulators of gene expression in bacteria, yet very little is known about their prevalence and functions in Rickettsia species. R. conorii, the causative agent of Mediterranean spotted fever, is a tick-borne pathogen that primarily infects microvascular endothelium in humans.
Narra HP +6 more
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The presence of foci of Rickettsia conorii infection in China [PDF]
China is not considered as an endemic area of Rickettsia conorii, so there is no routine clinical way to diagnose this infection. This study aims to determine whether 2 febrile patients who had a tick bite in East China were indeed infected with R ...
Nannan Xu +6 more
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Investigation of Rickettsia conorii in Patients Suspected of Having Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever [PDF]
Rickettsia conorii is the causative agent of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF). Misdiagnosis of MSF may occur with febrile syndromes associated with rash and thrombocytopenia, such as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF).
Neda Baseri +6 more
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Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis infection: a case report from southeast Iran [PDF]
Background Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a zoonotic and vector-borne disease caused by Rickettsia conorii. We report a case (36 year-old-woman) of MSF caused by Rickettsia conorii from Iran.
Mina Latifian +4 more
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A Rickettsia Case Caused by Rickettsia conorii
Rickettsia species are gram-negative intracellular, small pleomorphic coccobacilli in the Rickettsiaceae family. This genus is serologically and genotypically divided into four groups as spotted fever group, typhus group, Rickettsia belli and Rickettsia canadensis. Rickettsia conorii (R.conorii subsp. conorii) in the spotted fever group was reported to
Bekіr Çelebі +2 more
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