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A Rickettsia Case Caused by Rickettsia conorii
Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni, 2018 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
Bekir, Çelebi +2 more
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The dog as an epidemiological marker of Rickettsia conorii infection [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2009 Department of Medicine, Universitat Auto`noma de Barcelona(UAB), Barcelona, SpainINTRODUCTIONDogs are considered to be the sentinels of Rick-ettsia conorii infection, which is the causative agentof Mediterranean spotted fever, one of the mostprevalent tick-transmitted disease in our area.
Ortuño, A. +4 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2019 We have previously reported that Rickettsia conorii and Rickettsia montanensis have distinct intracellular fates within THP-1 macrophages, suggesting that the ability to proliferate within macrophages may be a distinguishable factor between pathogenic ...
Pedro Curto +10 more
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Natural Mediterranean Spotted Fever Foci, Qingdao, China
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 We sequenced DNA from spleens of rodents captured in rural areas of Qingdao, East China, during 2013–2015. We found 1 Apodemus agrarius mouse infected with Rickettsia conorii, indicating a natural Mediterranean spotted fever foci exists in East China ...
Xiao-Lan Gu +10 more
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Acute febrile illness is associated with Rickettsia spp infection in dogs
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Rickettsia conorii is transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks and causes Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in humans. Although dogs are considered the natural host of the vector, the clinical and epidemiological significance of R ...
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Israeli Spotted Fever in Sicily. Description of two cases and minireview
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is endemic in Italy, where Rickettsia conorii subsp. conorii was thought to be the only pathogenic rickettsia and Rhipicephalus sanguineus the vector and main reservoir. R. conorii subsp.
Claudia Colomba +6 more
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Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in and Ticks in Italy
European Journal of Inflammation, 2006 In this study Ixodes ricinus and Haemaphysalis punctata ticks are examined. For the first time we detected Rickettsia conorii in I. ricinus and H. punctata , and Rickettsia sibirica in I. ricinus.
A. Ciervo +4 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2019 Despite their high degree of genomic similarity, different spotted fever group (SFG) Rickettsia are often associated with very different clinical presentations.
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Mediterranean spotted fever and peripheral facial nerve palsy: a rare neurological complication
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) caused by the bacterium Rickettsia conorii is one of the oldest known tick-borne diseases. It is transmitted by the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and occurs mainly in the Mediterranean area.
Hayet Bouchaib +4 more
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, 2023 An intriguing case of lethal rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia conorii complicated by brain involvement and the presence anti-phospholipid antibodies is presented and discussed, on the ground of recent literature ...
Vangeli V. +5 more
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