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The presence of Rickettsia felis in communities in the central highlands of Vietnam
, 2023 Rickettsia felis is an emerging flea-borne spotted fever pathogen that causes febrile illness in humans. In Vietnam, R. felis was detected in hospitalized patients, but there is no information on its presence in the Vietnamese community.
Dinh Ng-Nguyen +7 more
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2015 Rickettsia typhi is the causal agent of murine typhus; a worldwide zoonotic and vector-borne infectious disease, commonly associated with the presence of domestic and wild rodents.
Gaspar PENICHE-LARA +3 more
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Novel rickettsia in ticks, Tasmania, Australia [PDF]
, 2009 A novel rickettsia was detected in Ixodes tasmani ticks collected from Tasmanian devils. A total of 55% were positive for the citrate synthase gene by quantitative PCR.
Nathan Unsworth +11 more
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Rickettsia felisin Fleas, France
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 To the Editor: Rickettsia felis belongs to the spotted fever group of rickettsia. The pathogenic role of this intracellular Proteobacteria in humans has been reported in patients from the United States (Texas) (1), Mexico (2), Germany (3), Brazil, and France (4). R.
Jeremie Gilles +6 more
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Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis felis from Five Geographic Regions of Brazil [PDF]
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014 This study evaluated rickettsial infection in 701 Ctenocephalides felis felis fleas that were collected from dogs and cats in 31 municipalities, encompassing all regions and major biomes of Brazil. A total of 268 (38.2%) fleas from 30 municipalities were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for the rickettsial gltA gene.
Mauricio C, Horta +5 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008 Rickettsioses are arthropod-borne diseases caused by parasites from the Order Rickettsiales. The most prevalent rickettsial disease in Brazil is Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF).
KA Oliveira +8 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 To the Editor: Rickettsiosis due to Rickettsia felis is an emerging disease that has been reported worldwide (1). Fever, headache, myalgia, and macular rash have been attributed to R. felis infection in humans (1). In South America, R. felis infection in fleas (mostly Ctenocephalides spp.) has been reported only in Brazil, Peru, and Uruguay (2–3 ...
Marcelo B. Labruna +5 more
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Molecular detection of **Rickettsia felis and Candidatus** rickettsia asemboensis in fleas from human habitats, Asembo, Kenya [PDF]
, 2013 : The flea-borne rickettsioses murine typhus (Rickettsia typhi) and flea-borne spotted fever (FBSF) (Rickettsia felis) are febrile diseases distributed among humans worldwide.
Laudisoit, Anne +4 more
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Infection Potential of Rickettsia felis via Ingestion [PDF]
, 2019 Rickettsia felis is the etiologic agent of flea-borne spotted fever (FBSF) in humans and a poorly described cause of fever in animals. It is transmitted by its primary arthropod vector and reservoir host, the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.
Schexnayder, Matthew M
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An update on the detection and treatment of Rickettsia felis
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2012 Rickettsia felis was described as a human pathogen almost two decades ago, and human infection is currently reported in 18 countries in all continents. The distribution of this species is worldwide, determined by the presence of the main arthropod vector, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché). The list of symptoms, which includes fever, headache, myalgia, and
Hun Opfer, Ruchilia Laya +1 more
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