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Infection and exposure to vector-borne pathogens in rural dogs and their ticks, Uganda

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background In rural parts of Africa, dogs live in close association with humans and livestock, roam freely, and usually do not receive prophylactic measures.
Tatiana Proboste, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Laura Altet, Laia Solano-Gallego, Isabel G. Fernández de Mera, Andrea D. Chirife, Jesús Muro, Ester Bach, Antonio Piazza, Aitor Cevidanes, Valeria Blanda, Lawrence Mugisha, José de la Fuente, Santo Caracappa, Javier Millán   +14 more
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Questions on Mediterranean Spotted Fever a Century after Its Discovery

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) was first described in 1910. Twenty years later, it was recognized as a rickettsial disease transmitted by the brown dog tick.
Clarisse Rovery, Philippe Brouqui, Didier Raoult   +2 more
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Ticks Tick Borne Dis [PDF]

A number of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae cause serious infections in humans. Several antigenically related rickettsial agents may coexist within the same geographical area, and humans or vertebrate hosts may be sequentially exposed to multiple ...

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Detection of Rickettsia conorii strains in Portuguese dogs (Canis familiaris)

, 2011
This study reports a serological and molecular survey on the spotted fever group Rickettsia found in a group of 51 dogs with suspected tickborne illness from the south of Portugal. Additionally, a prevalence of IgG antibodies to R.
Alexandre, Nuno, Boinas, Fernando Jorge, Núncio, Maria Sofia, Rita de Sousa, Fátima Bacellar, Bacellar, F, Boinas, FJ, de Sousa, Rita, De Sousa, R, Nuno Alexandre, Maria Sofia Núncio, Fernando Jorge Boinas, Santos, AS, Ana Sofia Santos, Bacellar, Fátima, Santos, Ana Sofia, Núncio, MS   +16 more
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Retinopathy in Rickettsia conorii infection: case report in an immunocompetent host

, 2008
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is an acute febrile, zoonotic disease caused by Rickettsia conorii. MSF is considered a relatively benign disease, but severe complications occur occasionally. However, reports of ocular involvement are few.
De Marco, M, LEONE, SEBASTIANO, Ghirga, P, Lazzari, R, Nicastri, E, Narciso, P.   +5 more
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Identification of Rickettsia spp. in Ticks Removed from Tick-Bitten Humans in Northwestern Spain

Insects
Tick-borne rickettsioses (TBRs) are distributed worldwide and are recognized as important emerging vector-borne zoonotic diseases in Europe. The aim of this study was to identify tick-associated Rickettsia among ticks removed from humans, and to track ...
María Carmen Vieira Lista, María Belén Vicente Santiago, Julio David Soto-López, Joaquina María García-Martín, Rufino Álamo-Sanz, Moncef Belhassen-García, Antonio Muro   +6 more
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Distribution of different Rickettsia species in countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean (WHO-EMRO) region: An overview

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subject: Rickettsia is a zoonotic bacterial pathogen transmitted by vectors and has extensive reservoirs in animal and human populations. Rickettsiosis is a public health problem all over the world.
Shahin Seidi, Amir Hossein Omidi, Saber Esmaeili   +2 more
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Nonselective Persistence of a Rickettsia conorii Extrachromosomal Plasmid during Mammalian Infection

, 2016
Scientific analysis of the genus Rickettsia is undergoing a rapid period of change with the emergence of viable genetic tools. The development of these tools for the mutagenesis of pathogenic bacteria will permit forward genetic analysis of Rickettsia ...
Riley, Sean P, Garza, Daniel A, Fish, Abigail I, Martinez, Juan J, Banajee, Kaikhushroo H, del Piero, Fabio, Harris, Emma K   +6 more
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Concurrent Visual and Auditory Deficits in a Patient with Rickettsia conorii Infection. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2023
Manor U, Kfir J, Livneh N, Zilberman T, Yelin D, Meltzer E.   +5 more
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Molecular Characterization of Rickettsial Diseases in Dogs

, 2006
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia are important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. These arthropod borne, obligately intracellular organisms are notoriously difficult to detect in blood samples from infected patients.
Kidd, Linda Benjamin
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