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Spotted-Fever Group Rickettsia in Dermacentor variabilis, Maryland

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
Three-hundred ninety-two adult Dermacentor variabilis were collected from six Maryland counties during the spring, summer, and fall of 2002. Infection prevalence for spotted fever group Rickettsia was 3.8%, as determined by polymerase chain reaction ...
Nicole C. Ammerman, Katherine I. Swanson, Jennifer M. Anderson, Timothy R. Schwartz, Eric C. Seaberg, Gregory E. Glass, Douglas E. Norris   +6 more
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Coinfection of Two Rickettsia Species in a Single Tick Species Provides New Insight into Rickettsia-Rickettsia and Rickettsia-Vector Interactions

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that can cause life-threatening illnesses. There is an ongoing debate as to whether established infections by one Rickettsia species preclude the maintenance of the second species in ticks.
Yu-Sheng Pan, Xiao-Ming Cui, Li-Feng Du, Luo-Yuan Xia, Chun-Hong Du, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Ming-Zhu Zhang, Dai-Yun Zhu, Yi Dong, Wei Wei, Lin Zhao, Yi Sun, Qing-Yu Lv, Run-Ze Ye, Zhi-Hai He, Qian Wang, Liang-Jing Li, Ming-Guo Yao, Tao Xiong, Jia-Fu Jiang, Wu-Chun Cao, Na Jia   +21 more
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Distribution of different Rickettsia species in countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean (WHO-EMRO) region: An overview

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subject: Rickettsia is a zoonotic bacterial pathogen transmitted by vectors and has extensive reservoirs in animal and human populations. Rickettsiosis is a public health problem all over the world.
Shahin Seidi, Amir Hossein Omidi, Saber Esmaeili   +2 more
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Molecular evidence of Rickettsia slovaca in spleen of wild boars in northeastern Algeria

New Microbes and New Infections, 2018
Using molecular assays, Rickettsia slovaca, the agent of a spotted fever group rickettsiosis resulting in scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite, was assessed in 92 spleens recovered from 117 wild boars hunted in the far northeast of ...
F. Zeroual, H. Leulmi, I. Bitam, A. Benakhla   +3 more
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Dissemination of spotted fever rickettsia agents in Europe by migrating birds. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
Migratory birds are known to play a role as long-distance vectors for many microorganisms. To investigate whether this is true of rickettsial agents as well, we characterized tick infestation and gathered ticks from 13,260 migratory passerine birds in ...
Karin Elfving, Björn Olsen, Sven Bergström, Jonas Waldenström, Ake Lundkvist, Anders Sjöstedt, Hans Mejlon, Kenneth Nilsson   +7 more
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First molecular diagnosis of the human pathogen Rickettsia raoultii and other spotted fever group rickettsiae in Sudanese ixodid ticks from domestic ruminants

Veterinary Medicine and Science
Background Rickettsial infections are often neglected and poorly recognized by physicians in many tropical and subtropical regions. Despite a number of recent reports describing rickettsial diseases in new locations and the discovery of new rickettsiae ...
Nagwa Eisawi, Jabbar Ahmed, Mohammed A. Bakheit, Dina A. Hassan, Mohammed O. Hussien, Abdel Rahim M. El Hussein   +5 more
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Serological and molecular detection of spotted fever group Rickettsia in a group of pet dogs from Luanda, Angola

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Infections with tick-borne rickettsiae can cause diseases well known in humans but still not so well characterized in dogs. Susceptibility to infection depends on the virulence of Rickettsia spp.
Patrícia F. Barradas, Hugo Vilhena, Ana Cristina Oliveira, Sara Granada, Irina Amorim, Paula Ferreira, Luís Cardoso, Fátima Gärtner, Rita de Sousa   +8 more
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Exploring the potential of using male‐killing endosymbionts to induce female‐biased insect populations for enhanced biomass production

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Overview of the mindset and long‐term goals with the approach suggested in this study. We provide a first proof of concept that male‐killing endosymbionts can be used to establish female biased populations with higher production efficiency than populations with a 50/50 sex ratio. This biological tool can have marked positive impact on future commercial
Stine F. Laursen, Perran A. Ross, Nadieh de Jonge, Ary A. Hoffmann, Torsten N. Kristensen   +4 more
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A case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis imported into the United Kingdom and treated with ciprofloxacin: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Spotted fever group rickettsioses are an interesting group of infections, which are increasing in incidence worldwide. Case presentation Here we describe an imported case to the United Kingdom occurring in a patient who had recently visited ...
Rashid Rifat, Pasqualotto Alessandro C, Denning David W   +2 more
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Rickettsia conorii Subspecies israelensis in Captive Baboons

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
Hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) may transmit zoonotic vector-borne pathogens to visitors and workers frequenting zoological parks. We molecularly screened 33 baboons for vector-borne pathogens.
Giovanni Sgroi, Roberta Iatta, Grazia Carelli, Annamaria Uva, Maria Alfonsa Cavalera, Piero Laricchiuta, Domenico Otranto   +6 more
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