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Laboratory Diagnostics of Rickettsia Infections in Denmark 2008–2015 [PDF]
Biology, 2020 Rickettsiosis is a vector-borne disease caused by bacterial species in the genus Rickettsia. Ticks in Scandinavia are reported to be infected with Rickettsia, yet only a few Scandinavian human cases are described, and rickettsiosis is poorly understood ...
Susanne Schjørring +7 more
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The Lancet Global Health, 2015 Background: Scrub typhus (caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi), murine typhus (caused by Rickettsia typhi), and leptospirosis are common causes of febrile illness in Asia; meningitis and meningoencephalitis are severe complications.
Sabine Dittrich, PhD +12 more
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A rickettsia infection from Saudi Arabia [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 We here present a young patient who developed fever, headache, maculopapular skin rash and an eschar 3 days following a tick bite. Serology for Rickettsia was consistent with acute spotted fever group (SFG) infection.
Fatehi E. Elzein +4 more
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Rickettsia felis Infections, New Zealand
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 To the Editor: Members of the genus Rickettsia have garnered much attention worldwide in recent years with the emergence of newly recognized rickettsioses. In New Zealand, only Rickettsia typhi and R. felis, belonging to the typhus and spotted fever groups, respectively, have so far been found (1). R.
Mei Yin Lim +5 more
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Seroprevalence of Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia conorii infections in the Canary Islands (Spain) [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011 The aim of this work was to evaluate the prevalence of past infection due to Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia conorii in the Canary Islands (Spain).A representative sample of the population of the seven islands, formed of 662 people aged between 5 and 75 years (368 females, 294 males), was analyzed.
Alfonso Ángel-Moreno +2 more
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Endosymbiont Infections in Korean Insects: Patterns Across Orders and Habitat Types [PDF]
InsectsEndosymbiotic bacteria influence the ecology and evolution of insects through complex associations within host cells. To explore how these relationships vary among environments and taxa, we examined 1028 insect specimens from 14 orders across Korea for ...
Jae-Yeon Kang +5 more
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Human Infections with Rickettsia raoultii, China
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 We used molecular methods to identify Rickettsia raoultii infections in 2 persons in China. These persons had localized rashes around sites of tick bites. R.
Na Jia +9 more
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DRP1/DMNL-1-mediated mitochondrial fission augments Rickettsia parkeri replication in macrophages [PDF]
Infection and ImmunityPathogenic Spotted Fever Group (SFG) Rickettsia species, including Rickettsia parkeri, replicate in endothelial cells and macrophages in vitro and during infections in murine models of disease.
Elliott Collins +5 more
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Microorganisms, 2021 Tick-borne Rickettsia pathogens have become an emerging source of zoonotic infections and have a major impact on human health worldwide. In this study, the prevalence and genetic identity of Rickettsia infections in Ixodes granulatus ticks was firstly ...
Chien-Ming Shih +2 more
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Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ticks Collected from Wild Ungulates in North-Eastern Poland
Pathogens, 2021 This study was carried out in north-eastern Poland during two hunting seasons between 2018 and 2020. Ticks (Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus) were removed from wild cervids and boars and examined for the presence of Borrelia spirochetes and ...
Mirosław M. Michalski +3 more
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