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Beyond the Kidney and Lung: Cutaneous and Mucosal Clues to Human Hantavirus Disease
Rodent exposure and aerosolized excreta can lead to hantavirus infection with systemic endothelial injury and capillary leak, resulting in thrombocytopenia and syndromes such as HPS/HCPS and HFRS/NE. Early dermatologic and mucosal findings, including flushing, conjunctival injection, petechiae/purpura, and mucosal bleeding, may provide important clues ...
Giuseppe Gallo +2 more
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ABSTRACTIxodes scapularis ticks transmit a number of pathogens important to human health, including Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the causative agent of Lyme disease. While I. scapularis is found across the Eastern United States, Lyme disease transmission is largely limited to the Northeast and Upper Midwest and is nearly absent in the South ...
Kaylee S. Herzog +15 more
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Rickettsia Species: Genetic Variability, Vectors, and Rickettsiosis—A Review
Rickettsiae are an interesting group of bacteria comprising a large number of obligate intracellular species. The circulation of these bacteria in the environment depends on the presence of vectors (blood-sucking invertebrates) and their hosts.
Anna Rymaszewska, Mariusz Piotrowski
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Rickettsia species are vector-borne bacteria, some of which cause rickettsioses, an underrecognized cause of acute undifferentiated febrile illness. While several regions of Colombia are considered endemic for rickettsial infections, information from ...
Carlos Ramiro Silva-Ramos +11 more
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Serosurvey of Rickettsia spp. in small mammals from Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil
: This study aimed to evaluate exposure of wild small mammals to spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae in Mato Grosso do Sul State, central-western Brazil. Serum samples of 68 small mammals were analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) against
Lina de Campos Binder +7 more
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Editorial: New insights on the transmission and pathogenicity of rickettsiae
Hua Niu, Hua Niu, Hua Niu, Xiaolu Xiong
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Rickettsiae in Ticks, Japan, 2007–2011
Gaowa +13 more
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Mechanisms of immunity to Rickettsia and implications for vaccine development
Immunity to spotted fever group Rickettsiae following primary infection prevents reinfection as judged by the absence of documented second infections after recovery.
David H. Walker
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Israeli Spotted Fever, Tunisia
Abir Znazen +4 more
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