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Tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA) acquired in Southwestern Germany

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2011
Background Tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA) was first described in 1997 in a patient in France. The causative agent, Rickettsia slovaca, is transmitted by Dermacentor ticks.
Wölfel Silke, de With Katja, Theilacker Christian, Schmoldt Sabine, Rieg Siegbert, Kern Winfried V, Dobler Gerhard   +6 more
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Neglected vector-borne bacterial diseases and arboviruses in the Mediterranean area

New Microbes and New Infections, 2018
Arthropod vectors can transmit pathogenic microorganisms from one vertebrate to another during their blood meal. Although some vector-borne diseases have been eradicated in the Mediterranean area, such as malaria and dengue, recent endemic microorganisms
R.N. Charrel, J.-M. Berenger, M. Laroche, N. Ayhan, I. Bitam, P. Delaunay, P. Parola   +6 more
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Diversity and prevalence of spotted-fever group rickettsiae in ixodid ticks across Slovakia, Central Europe

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Habitats with the sympatric occurrence of several ixodid tick species are significant from an epidemiological perspective. These habitats can influence the diversity and prevalence of tick-borne pathogens, and their monitoring can help estimate the risk ...
Ivana Heglasová, Bronislava Víchová, Michal Stanko   +2 more
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Diversity of Rickettsia species in border regions of northwestern China

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
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, Chuangfu Chen, Meihua Yang, Shanshan Zhao, Baoju Wang, Sándor Hornok, Bolatkhan Makhatov, Kadyken Rizabek, Yuanzhi Wang   +8 more
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Distribution of different Rickettsia species in countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean (WHO-EMRO) region: An overview

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subject: Rickettsia is a zoonotic bacterial pathogen transmitted by vectors and has extensive reservoirs in animal and human populations. Rickettsiosis is a public health problem all over the world.
Shahin Seidi, Amir Hossein Omidi, Saber Esmaeili   +2 more
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Ticks and tick-borne pathogens on Belle-Île-en-Mer: An exploratory study in a western French island environment

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
The islands of Brittany provide unique ecosystems for ticks and tick-borne diseases owing to their oceanic climate, influencing interactions among ticks, hosts, and pathogens.
A. Haidar-Ahmad, C. Barthel, P. Boyer, G. Joncour, B. Degeilh, N. Boulanger   +5 more
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Evidence of zoonotic rickettsiae in ixodid ticks of domestic animals in some communal farms in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research
Objective: The abundance of tick populations in South Africa represents a probable risk for both animal and human health. Rickettsia spp. and Borrelia spp. are well-known agents of emerging human tick-borne infectious diseases worldwide.
Olusesan Adeyemi Adelabu, Benson Chuks Iweriebor, Chikwelu Larry Obi   +2 more
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Carbon nanodots as photosensitizer in photodynamic inactivation of Rickettsia slovaca

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are promising therapeutic agent due to their pro-oxidant, antioxidant, antiviral, antibacterial, and anticancer properties when exposed to visible light irradiation.
Yevheniy-Yuliy Peresh, Katarína Šoltys, Ľuboš Kľúčár, Gábor Beke, Mária Kováčová, Zdenko Špitalský, Eva Špitalská   +6 more
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Histology and Serum Cytokine Responses in an Imported Rickettsia slovaca Infection, Germany. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2018
Tappe D, Booken N, Böer-Auer A, Rauch J, Schmiedel S, Reich K.   +5 more
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Rickettsia conorii Indian Tick Typhus Strain and R. slovaca in Humans, Sicily

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012
Alessandra Torina, Isabel G. Fernández de Mera, Angelina Alongi, Atilio J. Mangold, Valeria Blanda, Francesco Scarlata, Vincenzo Di Marco, José de la Fuente   +7 more
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