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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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Characterization of spotted fever group Rickettsiae in ticks from a city park of Rome, Italy
Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2015 BACKGROUND: Ticks are vectors and important reservoirs for microbial agents that cause disease in humans and animals. Among these pathogens, the members of Rickettsia species play an important role in public health.
Fabiola Mancini +10 more
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A case of Mediterranean spotted fever mimicking severe sepsis
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2022 Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne acute endemic infectious disease caused by Rickettsia conorii. While MSF may progress asymptomatically, it may lead to clinical pictures like severe hemorrhagic fever.
Mehmet Uzunlulu +5 more
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New Microbes and New Infections, 2020 The occurrence of Mediterranean fever with periods of increase and decrease has been recorded in the Crimean peninsula. The city of Sevastopol and its vicinity are known endemic areas for this disease. Some of the most active agents in the spread of this
E.E. Alieva +5 more
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Two Cases of Israeli Spotted Fever with Purpura Fulminans, Sharon District, Israel
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 We report a series of 5 case-patients who had Israeli spotted fever, of whom 2 had purpura fulminans and died. Four case-patients were given a diagnosis on the basis of PCR of skin biopsy specimens 3–4 days after treatment with doxycycline; 1 case ...
Regev Cohen +6 more
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Rhipicephalus sanguineus ovary and detection of Rickettsia conorii conorii.
, 2013 Ovaries of a Rickettsia conorii conorii-infected engorged Rhipicephalus sanguine; scale bar: 2 µm (top left). Gimenez staining, smears of infected Rhipicephalus sanguineus ovaries (top right).
Idir Bitam (47623) +5 more
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Rhipicephalus sanguineus eggs and detection of Rickettsia conorii conorii.
, 2013 The eggs of a Rhipicephalus sanguineus infected with Rickettsia conorii conorii(left). Gimenez staining, the crushed eggs of a Rhipicephalus sanguineus infected with Rickettsia conorii conorii (right).
Idir Bitam (47623) +5 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Rickettsia are significant sources of tick-borne diseases in humans worldwide. In North America, two species in the spotted fever group of Rickettsia have been conclusively associated with disease of humans: Rickettsia rickettsii, the causative agent of ...
M. Nathan Kristof +5 more
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Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies
Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi +4 more
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Immunology, Volume 178, Issue 2, Page 307-317, June 2026.Eight percent of this cohort of patients had a latent Neoehrlichia mikurensis infection. It was only the latently infected patients who had N. mikurensis‐specific T cells, not the matched B‐cell lymphoma patients without the infection. The T‐cell responses of latently infected patients included perforin‐expressing Th1 and CD8+ T cells that upregulated ...
Linda Wass +4 more
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