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Rickettsia conorii infection with fatal complication

Autopsy Case Reports, 2022
Rickettsial diseases (RD) are a group of endotheliotropic infectious diseases caused by different species of genera Rickettsia. RD are not an uncommon disease and may be misdiagnosed during the evaluation of acute febrile illness due to a lack of reliable serological marker and diagnostic culture methods.
Sanjoli Chugh, Priyanka Kumari, Shriya Goel, Manisha Biswal, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Aravind Sekar   +5 more
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Spotted fever group rickettsiae in hard ticks in eastern and southern Kazakhstan

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023
Infections with spotted fever group rickettsiae represent a worldwide health problem, characterized by persistent high fever, headache, and rash in humans, domestic animals, and wildlife.
Qiaoyan Dong, Meihua Yang, Fengshi Li, Yuqing Jia, Kadyken Rizabek, Kenesbay Kairullayev, Otarbayev Bauyrzhan, Ketan Adil, Kazkhan Oralhazi, Yuanzhi Wang   +9 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, Cox, E., Fenwick, S., Graves, S., Izzard, L., Stan Fenwick, Erika Cox, Leonard Izzard, John Stenos, Unsworth, N., Stenos, J., Stephen Graves   +11 more
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The Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections of Public Health Importance in Hard Tick (Ixodidae) Nymphs Collected from the Forest Fringes of Western Ghats in the Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra States of India

Microorganisms, 2023
A survey was conducted to determine the human tick-borne bacterial infections in the nymphs which were collected from Western Ghats’ fringe forest areas.
Gnanasekar Ragini, Hari Kishan Raju, Ranganathan Krishnamoorthi, Ayyanar Elango, Subramanian Muthukumaravel, Ashwani Kumar   +5 more
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Rickettsia aeschlimanniiInfection, Algeria

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
To the Editor: Only 2 cases of Rickettsia aeschlimannii infection have been reported. We report 2 additional cases documented in Algeria by immunofluorescence (IF) assays and confirmed by Western blot (WB) assays and cross-adsorption studies.
Nora Mokrani, Philippe Parola, Soraya Tebbal, Mokhtar Dalichaouche, Ahmed Aouati, Didier Raoult   +5 more
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Experimental infection of horses with Rickettsia rickettsii [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2016
Rickettsia rickettsii is vectored by ticks, and some vertebrate hosts can be sources of infection to ticks during bacteremic periods. In Brazil, the main vector for R. rickettsii is the tick Amblyomma sculptum, a member of the A. cajennense complex. Horses, in turn, are one of the major hosts for A. sculptum.
Ueno, Tatiana Evelyn Hayama, Costa, Francisco B., Moraes-Filho, Jonas, Agostinho, Washington Carlos, Fernandes, Wilson Roberto, Labruna, Marcelo B.   +5 more
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Rickettsia slovacaInfection, France

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
To the Editor: Rickettsia slovaca was first isolated in 1968 in a Dermacentor marginatus tick collected in Slovakia, and serologic evidence of infection with this bacteria was reported in patients with enlarged lymph nodes and a scalp eschar after being bitten by a tick (1). However, the first proven case of R.
Frédérique Gouriet, Jean-Marc Rolain, Didier Raoult   +2 more
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Atelerix algirus, the North African Hedgehog: Suitable Wild Host for Infected Ticks and Fleas and Reservoir of Vector-Borne Pathogens in Tunisia

Pathogens, 2021
Small wild mammals are an important element in the emergence and transmission of vector-borne pathogens (VBPs). Among these species, hedgehogs have been found to be a reservoir of VBPs and host of arthropod vectors.
Ghofrane Balti, Clemence Galon, Moufida Derghal, Hejer Souguir, Souheila Guerbouj, Adel Rhim, Jomâa Chemkhi, Ikram Guizani, Ali Bouattour, Sara Moutailler, Youmna M’ghirbi   +10 more
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Rickettsia felisInfection, 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. typhi had serologic evidence of R. felis infection.
Abir Znazen, Jean-Marc Rolain, Nader Hammami, Adnane Hammami, Mounir Ben Jemaa, Didier Raoult   +5 more
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Clinical Aspects of Tickbite Fever - The Form of Tick Typhus Occurring in Southern Africa

South African Family Practice, 1992
No abstract available.
J.H.S Gear
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