Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae in Traveler from Egypt [PDF]
To the Editor: Tick-borne rickettsioses are zoonoses caused by spotted fever group (SFG) Rickettsia spp (1), which have been reported as a frequent cause of fever in international travelers (2). In Egypt, Mediterranean spotted fever caused by Rickettsia conorii transmitted by the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, is known to be present ...
Cristina Socolovschi +4 more
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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of tick-borne rickettsiosis related to Rickettsia sibirica and Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae [PDF]
The Siberian tick-borne typhus (STT) is the most common tick-borne rickettsiosis (TBR) in Russia, registered in 17 administrative territories of the Southern Siberia and the Far East.
N. V. Rudakov +12 more
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Detection of Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae by Using Cutaneous Swab Samples and Quantitative PCR [PDF]
To the Editor: Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused by the obligate intracellular bacteria spotted fever group (SFG) Rickettsia spp. These zoonoses are now recognized as emerging or reemerging human infections worldwide, with ≈15 new tick-borne rickettsial species or subspecies recognized as human pathogens during the 30 past years (1).
Julie Solary +5 more
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Role of Birds in Dispersal of Etiologic Agents of Tick-borne Zoonoses, Spain, 2009 [PDF]
We amplified gene sequences from Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia garinii, B. valaisiana, B. turdi, Rickettsia monacensis, R. helvetica, R. sibirica sibirica, and Rickettsia spp.
Ana M. Palomar +6 more
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Lymphangitis in a Portuguese Patient Infected with Rickettsia sibirica [PDF]
To the Editor: We report a case of Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimoniae strain infection associated with lymphangitis (1). A 44-year-old man was admitted to Sao Bernardo Hospital in Setubal, Portugal, on August 21, 2006. Twelve days previously while on vacation at Troia Peninsula, he noted malaise, insomnia, and dry buccal mucosa.
Rita de Sousa +6 more
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Rickettsia sibirica Isolation from a Patient and Detection in Ticks, Portugal [PDF]
We report the first isolation of Rickettsia sibirica (strain mongolotimonae) from the blood of a patient and detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the rickettsia in a Rhipicephalus pusillus tick collected from a dead mongoose (Herpestes ...
Rita de Sousa +7 more
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Background Rickettsia spp. belonging to the spotted fever group (SFG) cause infections in humans, domestic animals and wildlife. At least five SFG rickettsial species have been reported in China, but the occurrence of Rickettsia aeschlimannii and R ...
Qing-Qing Wei +7 more
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Co-circulation of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus and spotted fever group Rickettsia in cattle and ticks from cattle in Kosovo [PDF]
BackgroundChanges in climate and land use as well as expanding livestock production around the world, including southeastern Europe, result in growing public health risk of tick-borne pathogens.
Jignesh Italiya +13 more
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Variety of Rickettsia Spechies in Ixodes Ticks at the Russian island (Primorsk Territory) in 2011-2012 [PDF]
Total 728 Ixodes ticks of four species: Ixodes persulcatus, I. pavlovskyi, Haemaphysalis concinna, H. japonica douglasi collected at the Russian island in 2011-2012 were investigated. Common Rickettsia infection rate in the tested vectors varied from 4.1
N. V. Yakovchits +4 more
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Detection of spotted fever group rickettsiae and Coxiella burnetii in long-tailed ground squirrels (Spermophilus undulatus) and their ectoparasites [PDF]
Long-tailed ground squirrels (LTGRs, Spermophilus undulatus) are known as reservoirs of multiple arthropod-borne pathogens, such as Yersinia pestis and Bartonella rochalimae.
Xiaoshuang Han +13 more
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