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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 +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 +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 +2 more
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Reservoirs and vectors of bartonellae and rickettsiae in New Caledonia [PDF]
, 2016 Les bartonelloses et les rickettsioses sont des infections à transmission vectorielle souvent graves chez l’homme, mais asymptomatiques chez les animaux. Afin d’identifier de potentiels réservoirs et/ou vecteurs d’infections dues à Bartonella spp.
Cabre, Olivier +3 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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Severe Rickettsia typhi Infections, Costa Rica
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Murine typhus is a febrile, fleaborne disease caused by infection with Rickettsia typhi bacteria. Cases can range from mild and nonspecific to fatal. We report 2 cases of murine typhus in Costa Rica, confirming the presence and circulation of R.
Diana Chinchilla +4 more
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An Update on the Laboratory Diagnosis of Rickettsia spp. Infection [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Rickettsia species causing human illness are present globally and can cause significant disease. Diagnosis and identification of this intracellular bacteria are challenging with many available diagnostic modalities suffering from several shortcomings. Detection of antibodies directed against Rickettsia spp.
Adam G. Stewart, Alexandra G. A. Stewart
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Pathogens, 2021 Clinical or serological coinfections of Rickettsia and Leptospira are uncommon but should be included in differential diagnosis when poor sanitation and cohabitation with infected animals may converge.
Karla R. Dzul-Rosado +4 more
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Rickettsia slovaca Infection: DEBONEL/TIBOLA [PDF]
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2006 Abstract: This study describes the epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological characteristics of a new tick‐borne disease in Spain—Dermacentor‐borne necrosis erythema lymphadenopathy (DEBONEL). The clinical presentations include an eschar at the site of the tick bite, surrounded by an erythema and painful regional lymphadenopathy.
Ibarra, V. +8 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Tick-borne zoonotic pathogens are increasingly becoming important across the world. In sub-Saharan Africa, tick-borne pathogens identified include viruses, bacteria and protozoa, with Rickettsia being the most frequently reported.
Simbarashe Chitanga +12 more
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