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New Real-Time PCRs to Differentiate Rickettsia spp. and Rickettsia conorii [PDF]

Molecules, 2020
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, Rosalia D’Agostino, Elisabetta Giudice, Kety Randazzo, Francesco La Russa, Sara Villari, Stefano Vullo, Alessandra Torina   +7 more
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Molecular Evidence of Rickettsia conorii subsp. raoultii and Rickettsia felis in Haemaphysalis intermedia Ticks in Sirumalai, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, South India. [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2023
Rickettsia is an important pathogenic entity among tick-borne diseases (TBD), which are considered serious emerging public health problems globally.
Nallan K, Ayyavu V, Ayyanar E, Thirupathi B, Gupta B, Devaraju P, Kumar A, Rajaiah P.   +7 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

First Report of Rickettsia conorii in Hyalomma kumari Ticks [PDF]

Animals, 2023
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, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Mashal M. Almutairi, Nabila Islam, Gauhar Rehman, Zia Ul Islam, Haroon Ahmed, Itabajara da Silva Vaz Júnior, Marcelo B. Labruna, Tetsuya Tanaka, Abid Ali   +10 more
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Investigation of Rickettsia conorii in Patients Suspected of Having Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever [PDF]

Pathogens, 2022
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, Mostafa Salehi-Vaziri, Ehsan Mostafavi, Fahimeh Bagheri Amiri, Mina Latifian, John Stenos, Saber Esmaeili   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis infection: a case report from southeast Iran [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
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, Mohammad Khalili, Mehrdad Farrokhnia, Ehsan Mostafavi, Saber Esmaeili   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

First Evidence of Rickettsia conorii Infection in Dogs in Northern Tunisia [PDF]

Veterinary Sciences
A cross-sectional study was carried out, between April 2021 and June 2022, to understand the role of dogs in the circulation of rickettsiosis in Tunisia.
Zeyneb Gharbi, Ahmed Ouni, Ghofrane Balti, Ali Bouattour, Ahmed Chabchoub, Youmna M’ghirbi   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

First Molecular Detection of <i>Rickettsia conorii</i> and <i>Rickettsia helvetica</i> in Ticks from Dogs in Luxembourg. [PDF]

Pathogens
Vector-borne diseases, particularly those caused by Rickettsia species, pose a significant public health threat in Europe. Despite extensive research on tick-borne pathogens in various European countries, Luxembourg has yet not been studied for ...
Moreira G, Moreira RSS, Neves FAD, Swiontek V, Barradas PF, Gomes-Gonçalves S, Mesquita JR.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Rickettsia conorii infection with fatal complication [PDF]

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2022
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, Priyanka Kumari, Shriya Goel, Manisha Biswal, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Aravind Sekar   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Seroepidemiology of Rickettsia conorii in dogs in Portugal: a comprehensive 12-year retrospective study (2013-2024). [PDF]

Parasit Vectors
Background Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF), caused by Rickettsia conorii, is a zoonotic tick-borne disease of important public health concern, particularly in the Mediterranean Basin.
Lopes R, Lima de Carvalho H, Garcês A, Fernandes C, Lopes AP, Martins Â, Duarte EL, Cardoso L, Coelho AC.   +8 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

The presence of foci of Rickettsia conorii infection in China. [PDF]

Infect Med (Beijing), 2023
Xu N, Liu H, Qu C, Wen S, Zou W, Chang C, Wang G.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources