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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, Massimo Ciccozzi, Alessandra Lo Presti, Eleonora Cella, Marta Giovanetti, Marco Di Luca, Luciano Toma, Riccardo Bianchi, Cristina Khoury, Giovanni Rezza, Alessandra Ciervo   +10 more
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Genotypic identification of an undescribed spotted fever group rickettsia in ixodes ricinus from southwestern Spain [PDF]

, 1998
An undescribed rickettsia was directly analyzed with specific rickettsial molecular biology tools on Ixodes ricinus L. collected in different localities of the province of Cadiz (southwestern Spain).
Borobio, M. V., Casimiro-Soriguer Camacho, Ramón, Izquierdo Ayuso, Guillermo, Muniain Ezcurra, Miguel Angel, Márquez, Francisco J., Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús   +5 more
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Evidence of Bartonella spp., Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in domestic, shelter and stray cat blood and fleas, Portugal. [PDF]

, 2015
Thirty-two fleas were collected from 18 Lisboncats, 29 of which (90.6%) were C. felis, one (3.1%)was C. canis and two (6.3%) were unidentifiable. Only C. felis fleas were infected, six (40.0%)withB. clarridgeiae and six (40.0% ) with R. felis; three(20.0%
Alves, A.S., De Sousa, R, Milhano, N, Santos, A.S., Santos-Silva, M, Vilhena, M   +5 more
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The role of Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks parasitizing dogs in the spread of tick-borne rickettsial pathogens in the city of Sevastopol

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, E.I. Bondarenko, K.D. Maliy, A.N. Shvalov, E.A. Verbenets, M.T. Gafarova   +5 more
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Ticks infesting humans in Italy and associated pathogens [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Ticks may transmit a large variety of pathogens, which cause illnesses in animals and humans, commonly referred to as to tick-borne diseases (TBDs).
Capelli, G., CASCIO, ANTONIO, Cazzin, S., Dantas Torres, F., Giannelli, A., Latrofa, M., Manfredi, M., Montarsi, F., Otranto, D., Ravagnan, S., Zanzani, S.   +10 more
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Rickettsiosis cutáneo ganglionar por Rickettsia conorii en el Uruguay Cutaneous-ganglionar rickettsiosis by Rickettsia conorii in Uruguay

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1990
Se refieren 3 casos autóctonos de rickettsiosis cutáneo ganglionar trasmitidos por garrapatas de perros (Amblyomma maculatum, en uno de ellos) en el Uruguay.
Ismael A. Conti-Diaz, Ivonne Rubio, Raúl E. Somma Moreira, Graciela Pérez Bórmida   +3 more
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Significant Growth by Rickettsia Species within Human Macrophage-Like Cells Is a Phenotype Correlated with the Ability to Cause Disease in Mammals

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, Paige E. Allen, Lane D. Yutzy, Brandon Thibodaux, Christopher D. Paddock, Juan J. Martinez   +5 more
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A Cross Sectional Study on Serological Prevalence of Ehrlichia canis and Rickettsia conorii in Different Canine Population of Sicily (South-Italy) during 2017–2019

Animals, 2020
Simple Summary Our study provides a picture of Ehrlichia canis and Rickettsia conorii seroprevalence in Sicilian dogs, in the period from 2017 to 2019. E. canis and R.
S. Migliore, V. Gargano, C. De Maria, D. Gambino, A. Gentile, Valeria Vitale Badaco, Giorgia Schiró, F. Mira, P. Galluzzo, D. Vicari, S. Di Bella   +10 more
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High-throughput screening of tick-borne pathogens in Europe [PDF]

, 2014
Due to increased travel, climatic, and environmental changes, the incidence of tick-borne disease in both humans and animals is increasing throughout Europe. Therefore, extended surveillance tools are desirable. To accurately screen tick-borne pathogens (
Aspan, A., Bodker, R., Boye Pihl, T.P., Chirico, J., Delannoy, S., Devillers, E., Fach, P., Juremalm, M., Klitgaard, K., Michelet, L., Moutailler, S., Sprong, H., Umhang, G., Wal, F.J., van der   +13 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, Frida Babushkin, Maurice Shapiro, Martina Uda, Yafit Atiya-Nasagi, Dar Klein, Talya Finn   +6 more
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