Results 11 to 20 of about 2,500 (159)
Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Germany
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 Among 310 fleas collected from dogs and cats in Germany, Rickettsia felis was detected in all specimens (34) of Archaeopsylla erinacei (hedgehog flea) and in 9% (24/226) of Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea). R.
Jeremie Gilles +7 more
doaj +3 more sources
Rickettsia felis Infection, Tunisia
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 We report, for the first time, serologic evidence of Rickettsia felis and R. aeschlimannii infections acquired in Tunisia from 1998 to 2003. We found that most patients with antibodies against both R. conorii and R.
Abir Znazen +5 more
doaj +3 more sources
Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 We report the first cases of human infection by Rickettsia felis in the Canary Islands. Antibodies against R. felis were found in 5 adsorbed serum samples from 44 patients with clinically suspected rickettsiosis by Western blot serology.
Jose-Luis Pérez-Arellano +8 more
doaj +4 more sources
Diagnosis of a Rare Rickettsia felis Infection Complicated with Unusual Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade Using an mNGS Test [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesThe occurrence of sporadic rickettsial infections has been consistently undervalued and overlooked, primarily owing to a limited emphasis on routine examinations for rickettsioses in clinical practice.
Tien-Lung Po +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Rickettsia felis in Xenopsylla cheopis, Java, Indonesia [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 Rickettsia typhi and R. felis, etiologic agents of murine typhus and fleaborne spotted fever, respectively, were detected in Oriental rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) collected from rodents and shrews in Java, Indonesia. We describe the first evidence of R.
Ju Jiang +5 more
doaj +3 more sources
Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 We detected Rickettsia felis DNA in Ctenocephalides felis and Bartonella quintana DNA in 3 Pulex irritans fleas taken from a pet Cercopithecus cephus monkey in Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first report of B. quintana in the human flea.
Jean-Marc Rolain +3 more
doaj +3 more sources
Nationwide prevalence of Rickettsia felis infections in patients with febrile illness in Bangladesh [PDF]
New Microbes and New Infections, 2017 From July 2015 to December 2016, the presence of rickettsial pathogens was investigated for 414 patients with unknown fever in eight places in all the divisions of Bangladesh. Rickettsia felis was identified in blood samples from all the regions (overall
N.F. Chowdhury +16 more
doaj +2 more sources
The epidemiology of Rickettsia felis infecting fleas of companion animals in eastern Australia [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Flea-borne spotted fever (FBSF) caused by Rickettsia felis is an arthropod-borne zoonosis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, primary species and genotype(s) of R. felis infecting fleas from dogs and cats.
Yen Thon Teoh +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Human Rickettsia felis infections in Mainland China. [PDF]
Front Cell Infect Microbiol, 2022 We identified four flea-borne spotted fever cases caused by Rickettsia felis in a retrospective survey of 182 patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) in China between 2021 and 2022. The clinical signs and symptoms of the patients were similar to those of other rickettsioses, including fever, rash, and liver and kidney dysfunction. All four patients
Teng Z +6 more
europepmc +4 more sources
Rickettsia felis as Emergent Global Threat for Humans
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 Rickettsia felis is an emergent pathogen belonging to transitional group rickettsiae. First described in 1990, R. felis infections have been reported to occur worldwide in fleas, mammals, and humans.
Carlos E. Pérez-Osorio +3 more
doaj +3 more sources