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Proposed Relationships Between Climate, Biological Soil Crusts, Human Health, and in Arid Ecosystems

GeoHealth, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2025.
Abstract Biological soil crusts (or biocrust) are diminutive soil communities with ecological functions disproportionate to their size. These communities are composed of lichens, bryophytes, cyanobacteria, fungi, liverworts, and other microorganisms.
Marieke L. Ramsey, Daniel R. Kollath, Anita J. Antoninka, Bridget M. Barker   +3 more
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Survey of vector-borne agents in feral cats and first report of Babesia gibsoni in cats on St Kitts, West Indies

BMC Veterinary Research, 2017
Background As there is little data on vector-borne diseases of cats in the Caribbean region and even around the world, we tested feral cats from St Kitts by PCR to detect infections with Babesia, Ehrlichia and spotted fever group Rickettsia (SFGR) and ...
Patrick John Kelly, Liza Köster, Jing Li, Jilei Zhang, Ke Huang, Gillian Carmichael Branford, Silvia Marchi, Michel Vandenplas, Chengming Wang   +8 more
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Rickettsiosis Infections in Sarawak: Epidemiological Insights and Public Health Strategies

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Rickettsiosis infections pose a significant public health concern in Sarawak, Malaysia. Despite their importance, these infections remain poorly recognised, under‐researched and inadequately documented within the context of the Sarawak region. This comprehensive evaluation seeks to address this knowledge gap by providing an in‐depth analysis of ...
Riz Anasthasia Alta Abang, Madinah Adrus, Jess Vergis   +2 more
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Pet and Stray Dogs’ Contribution to Zoonotic Transmission Pathways: A Bibliometric Review

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Based on a large‐scale bibliometric dataset, domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) emerge as the most frequently cited host species in the context of zoonoses, being mentioned in at least 10% of publications for nearly a quarter of the pathogens recognized as zoonotic to humans.
Thibaut Langlois, Sylvie Hurtrez-Boussès, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky, Zhong Peng   +3 more
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Antibodies against rickettsiae from spotted fever groups in horses from two mesoregions in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2013
Bacteria of the Rickettsia genus are agents of Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF), a zoonotic disease which is difficult to diagnose, evolves quickly and can result in death. Antibodies against Rickettsia spp.
A.P. Medeiros, A.B. Moura, A.P. Souza, V. Bellato, A.A. Sartor, A. Vieira-Neto, J. Moraes-Filho, M.B. Labruna   +7 more
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A review of the genus Rickettsia in Central America

Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2018
Sergio E Bermúdez C,1 Adriana Troyo2 1Department of Medical Entomology, Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Research, Panamá; 2Vector Research Laboratory, Tropical Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Microbiology, University of Costa Rica,
Bermúdez C SE, Troyo A
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Antibodies for Rickettsia spp. in patients with negative serology for dengue virus, leptospirosis, and meningococcal disease in municipalities of São Paulo State, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION Brazilian spotted fever is an infectious disease with a high mortality rate if not treated early. Differential diagnosis is difficult, as the first clinical signs are non-specific and can be confused with other diseases.
Juliana Anacleto Cabral Prata, Celso Eduardo de Souza, Rodrigo Nogueira Angerami, Taíse Marongio Cotrim de Moraes Barbosa, Fabiana Cristina Pereira dos Santos, Silvia Colombo, Vânia Martins Fontes Del Guercio, Maria Rita Donalísio   +7 more
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Experimental Infection of Amblyomma aureolatum Ticks with Rickettsia rickettsii

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
We experimentally infected Amblyomma aureolatum ticks with the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, the etiologic agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). These ticks are a vector for RMSF in Brazil. R.
Marcelo B. Labruna, Maria Ogrzewalska, João F. Soares, Thiago F. Martins, Herbert S. Soares, Jonas Moraes-Filho, Fernanda A. Nieri-Bastos, Aliny P. Almeida, Adriano Pinter   +8 more
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Avaliação da competência de cães domésticos como hospedeiros amplificadores da bactéria Rickettsia rickettsii para carrapatos Amblyomma aureolatum e modelagem espacial ecológica preditiva para ocorrência de Febre Maculosa Brasileira no Estado de São Paulo [PDF]

, 2022
Claudia Araujo Scinachi
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Study of infection by Rickettsiae of the spotted fever group in humans and ticks in an urban park located in the City of Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil Estudo da infecção por Rickettsias do grupo da febre maculosa em humanos e carrapatos de um parque urbano na Cidade de Londrina, Estado do Paraná

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2011
INTRODUCTION: Spotted fevers are emerging zoonoses caused by Rickettsia species in the spotted fever group (SFG). Rickettsia rickettsii is the main etiologic agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) and it is transmitted by Amblyomma spp. ticks.
Roberta Santos Toledo, Katia Tamekuni, Mauro de Freitas Silva Filho, Valeska Bender Haydu, Richard Campos Pacheco, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, John Stephen Dumler, Odilon Vidotto   +7 more
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