Detection of Rickettsial DNA in Ticksin Irkutsk Region [PDF]
Individually 470 Dermacentor nuttalli and 46 Haemaphysalis concinna ticks collected in Irkutsk Region were analyzed using RT-PCR test systems. Rickettsia contamination of D. nuttalli was 82,3% including 1,3% of the ticks with R. sibirica DNA. H. concinna
N. . Yakovchitc +7 more
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Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in ixodid ticks collected from domestic animals in southeast Iran [PDF]
Background: Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) pose a significant threat to livestock production in Kerman Province, Iran. Despite the high prevalence of TBPs, our understanding of specific pathogens circulating within local tick populations remains limited ...
Shahin seidi +6 more
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Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses among Hospitalized Patients and Circulation of Rickettsia in Ticks, Kazakhstan, 2019 [PDF]
Testing for spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) and the criteria for identifying suspected patients are not routinely used in Kazakhstan. In 2019, we performed a cross-sectional study in 6 sentinel hospitals in the Pavlodar region.
Yekaterina V. Bumburidi +14 more
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The aim of the study was to assess the epidemiological situation and to characterize the potential epidemic hazard in the foci of Siberian tick-borne typhus (STT) in the Minusinsk Basin (Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Khakassia). Materials and
S. V. Shtrek +11 more
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New Rickettsiae in Ticks Collected in Territories of the Former Soviet Union
Dermacentor nuttallii from Siberia, Rhipicephalus sanguineus from Crimea, and Rh. pumilio from the Astrakhan region were infected with Rickettsia sibirica (12%), R. conorii (8%), and the Astrakhan fever agent (3%), respectively.
Elena Rydkina +6 more
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Diversity of Rickettsia species in border regions of northwestern China
Background Rickettsia species belonging to the spotted fever group (SFG) cause infections in humans, domestic animals and wildlife. At least ten SFG Rickettsia species are known to occur in China.
Shengnan Song +8 more
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Mediterranean spotted fever-like illness caused by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae, North Macedonia, June 2022. [PDF]
Mediterranean spotted fever-like illness (MSF-like illness) is a tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae first reported in France more than 25 years ago.
Jakimovski D +10 more
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Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil [PDF]
In Brazil, Brazilian spotted fever was once considered the only tick-borne rickettsial disease. We report eschar-associated rickettsial disease that occurred after a tick bite. The etiologic agent is most related to Rickettsia parkeri, R. africae, and R.
Nanci Silva +10 more
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Rickettsia sibirica subsp. mongolitimonae Infection and Retinal Vasculitis
Abstract Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae is considered a rare pathogen that can cause different clinical presentations. Approximately, one-third of the patients with this infection experience lymphangitis from the inoculation eschar to the draining lymph nodes, and, in that case, the infection is named “lymphangitis-associated ...
Julie Caron +5 more
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Molecular Profiling of Ticks and Associated Pathogens: First Report of <i>Rickettsia sibirica</i>, <i>Rickettsia slovaca</i>, and <i>Babesia microti</i> in Ticks From Pakistan. [PDF]
Global distribution of ticks and their associated tick‐borne pathogens (TBPs) presents substantial health concerns for both humans and animals. The present study aimed to investigate the distribution, morpho‐molecular identification, and associated TBPs of diverse tick species collected from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces of Pakistan ...
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