Results 41 to 50 of about 20,005 (252)

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

open access: yesParasites & 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   +14 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Seroprevalence of Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia conorii infections in the Canary Islands (Spain) [PDF]

open access: goldInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011
The aim of this work was to evaluate the prevalence of past infection due to Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia conorii in the Canary Islands (Spain).A representative sample of the population of the seven islands, formed of 662 people aged between 5 and 75 years (368 females, 294 males), was analyzed.
Margarita Bolaños-Rivero   +7 more
openalex   +5 more sources

Optimization of heat inactivation protocols for Orientia and Rickettsia species [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports
Heat treatment, or thermal disinfection, is one of the simplest and most widely used methods for microbial inactivation. Proper heat inactivation protocols are essential to ensure the safe transportation and handling of infectious materials, particularly
Artharee Rungrojn   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Intraocular inflammation as the main manifestation of Rickettsia conorii infection

open access: yesClinical Ophthalmology, 2011
Archimedes LD Agahan1,3, Jenice Torres1, Graciana Fuentes-Páez1, Hernan Martínez-Osorio1, Antonio Orduña2, Margarita Calonge11Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Unit, Institute of Applied Ophthalmobiology (IOBA), 2Microbiology
Orduña A   +5 more
doaj   +6 more sources

The Rickettsia conorii Adr1 Interacts with the C-Terminus of Human Vitronectin in a Salt-Sensitive Manner. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Cell Infect Microbiol, 2017
Spotted fever group (SFG) Rickettsia species are inoculated into the mammalian bloodstream by hematophagous arthropods. Once in the bloodstream and during dissemination, the survival of these pathogens is dependent upon the ability of these bacteria to ...
Fish AI   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Molecular detection of Rickettsia massiliae, Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae and Rickettsia conorii israelensis in ticks from Israel [PDF]

open access: bronzeClinical Microbiology and Infection, 2010
Rickettsioses are recognized as important emerging vector-borne infections of humans worldwide. Previous reports documented the presence of two spotted fever group rickettsiae in Israel, Rickettsia conorii israelensis and Rickettsia felis. The aim of this study was to characterize the diversity of rickettsiae in ticks collected from vegetation and the ...
Shimon Harrus   +4 more
openalex   +4 more sources

Intraspecies Diversity ofRickettsia conorii [PDF]

open access: bronzeThe Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2009
Pierre‐Edouard Fournier, Didier Raoult
openalex   +2 more sources

Tick-Borne Rickettsioses in the Iberian Peninsula

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
Tick-borne rickettsioses (TBR) are caused by obligate, intracellular bacteria of the spotted-fever group (SFG) of the genus Rickettsia (Order Rickettsiales), transmitted by hard ticks.
Leonardo Moerbeck   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental infection of Rhipicephalus sanguineus with Rickettsia conorii conorii [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Microbiology and Infection, 2009
Little is known about the relationships between Rickettsia conorii conorii, the agent of Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF), and its main vector, the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus [1]. Matsumoto et al. recently reported a high mortality of Rh. sanguineus group ticks infected with R.
Socolovschi, C.   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy