Results 41 to 50 of about 3,286,893 (305)

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
doaj   +1 more source

High prevalence of Rickettsia africae variants in Amblyomma variegatum ticks from domestic mammals in rural western Kenya: implications for human health [PDF]

, 2014
Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging human diseases caused by obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Rickettsia.
Ade, Fredrick, Breiman, Robert F., Cleaveland, Sarah, Cutler, Sally J., Feikin, Daniel R., Jiang, Ju, Knobel, Darryn L., Maina, Alice N., Mpoke, Solomon, Ng'ang'a, Zipporah, Njenga, M. Kariuki, Ogola, Eric, Omulo, Sylvia A., Richards, Allen L.   +13 more
core   +3 more sources

Prevalence and clinical presentation of Rickettsia, Coxiella, Leptospira, Bartonella and chikungunya virus infections among hospital-based febrile patients from December 2008 to November 2009 in Bangladesh

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
BackgroundWe conducted a study to identify Rickettsia, Coxiella, Leptospira, Bartonella, and Chikungunya virus infections among febrile patients presenting at hospitals in Bangladesh.MethodsWe collected blood samples from patients at six tertiary ...
Bangladesh Labib, Imran Faruque, Rashid Uz Zaman, E. Gurley, R. Massung, A. Alamgir, Renee L. Galloway, Ann M. Powers, Ying Bai, M. Kosoy, William L Nicholson, Mahmudur Rahman, Stephen P Luby   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Contribution of classical complement activation and IgM to the control of Rickettsia infection

Molecular Microbiology, 2021
Pathogenic Rickettsia are obligate intracellular bacteria and the etiologic agents of many life‐threatening infectious diseases. Due to the serious nature of these infections, it is imperative to both identify the responsive immune sensory pathways and ...
M. Dahmani, Jack H. Cook, Jinyi Zhu, Sean P. Riley   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical Manifestations in a Fatal Case of Probable Rickettsia and Leptospira Coinfection in Yucatan, Mexico

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, Maria Fidelia Cardenas-Marrufo, Cesar Lugo-Caballero, Alberto Alvarez-Baeza, Nina Mendez-Dominguez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rickettsia japonica Infections in Humans, Zhejiang Province, China, 2015

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
We investigated 16 Japanese spotted fever cases that occurred in southeastern China during September–October 2015. Patients had fever, rash, eschar, and lymphadenopathy.
Q. Lu, Jianping Yu, Liqun Yu, Yanjun Zhang, Yitao Chen, Mei-ai Lin, X. Fang   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Verified and potential pathogens of predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) [PDF]

, 2008
Several species of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae), including species of the genera Amblyseius, Galendromus, Metaseiulus, Neoseiulus, Phytoseiulus and Typhlodromus, are currently reared for biological control of various crop pests and/or as model ...
A Janssen, A Jeyaprakash, AR Weeks, AR Weeks, AR Weeks, AR Weeks, B Lighthart, C Schütte, C Schütte, C Schütte, C Schütte, C Schütte, C Schütte, C Schütte, C Schütte, D Skirvin, D Skirvin, DA Raworth, DC Margolies, DG Boucias, DL Johanowicz, DL Johanowicz, DL Johanowicz, DL Johanowicz, DR Horton, DS Yao, E Zchori-Fein, E Zchori-Fein, EAM Beerling, EAM Beerling, EAM Beerling, ES Arutunyan, G Poinar, G Šut’áková, G Šut’áková, G Šut’áková, G Šut’áková, G Šut’áková, G Šut’áková, GJ Moraes De, H Evans, IP Furtado, JA McMurtry, JAJ Breeuwer, JC Lenteren van, JC Lenteren van, JJ Becnel, LA Corpuz-Raros, LE Olsen, LK Tanigoshi, LK Tanigoshi, LPS Geest van der, M Dicke, M Dicke, M Dicke, M Enigl, M Enigl, M Vrie van de, MA Hoy, ME Courcy Williams De, ME Huigens, MS Hunter, MW Sabelis, MW Sabelis, MY Steiner, MY Steiner, MY Steiner, P Schausberger, PP Sikorowski, R Gols, R Pukall, R Stouthamer, R Stouthamer, R Zemek, RT Hess, S Bjørnson, S Bjørnson, S Bjørnson, S Bjørnson, S Bjørnson, S Bjørnson, S Bjørnson, S Bjørnson, S Blümel, S Keller, T Maeda, T Maeda, TG Andreadis, TVM Groot, Y Tanada   +89 more
core   +2 more sources

HumanRickettsia heilongjiangensisInfection, Japan

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
A case of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis infection in Japan was identified in a 35-year-old man who had rash, fever, and eschars. Serum contained R. heilongjiangensis antibodies, and eschars contained R. heilongjiangensis DNA. R. heilongjiangensis was also isolated from ticks in the suspected geographic area of infection.
Ichiro Takajo, Masahiro Kurosawa, Akiko Sakata, Hiromi Fujita, Katsurou Sakai, Masao Sekine, Masanori Katsumi, Wakana Saitou, Yasuhiro Yano, Nobuhiro Takada, Ai Takano, Hiroki Kawabata, Nozomu Hanaoka, Haruo Watanabe, Ichiro Kurane, Toshio Kishimoto   +15 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

Male-killing bacteria in insects: mechanisms, incidence and implications [PDF]

, 2000
Bacteria that are vertically transmitted through female hosts and kill male hosts that inherit them were first recorded in insects during the 1950s. Recent studies have shown these "male-killers" to be diverse and have led to a reappraisal of the biology
Hurst, GDD, Jiggins, FM
core   +2 more sources