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Bacterial composition of Polygenis (Polygenis) bohlsi bohlsi (Wagner, 1901) (Siphonaptera: Rhopalopsyllidae) associated with Thrichomys fosteri (Rodentia: Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
This study characterizes the bacteriome of Polygenis (Polygenis) bohlsi bohlsi fleas collected from free‐living Thrichomys fosteri in the Pantanal region of Brazil. The bacterial microbiota associated with male fleas exhibited greater phylogenetic diversity, and the overall community structure differed between the flea sexes.
Michelli Inácio Gonçalves Funnicelli, Renan Bressianini do Amaral, Victória Valente Califre de Mello, Ricardo Bassini‐Silva, Lizeth Fernanda Banguero Micolta, Marie Buysse, William Oliveira de Assis, Alanderson Rodrigues da Silva, Heitor Miraglia Herrera, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Darci Moraes Barros‐Battesti, Daniel Guariz Pinheiro, Olivier Duron, Marcos Rogério André   +13 more
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Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis: First Reported Case in Canada

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2009
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a tick-borne rickettsial infection of peripheral blood neutrophils caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum. While this infection is increasingly recognized as endemic throughout much of the United States, no Canadian ...
Michael D Parkins, Deirdre L Church, Xiu Yan Jiang, Daniel B Gregson   +3 more
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Rickettsial Infection in Dermacentor variabilis (Acari : Ixodidae) Inhibits Transovarial Transmission of a Second Rickettsia [PDF]

, 2002
This study examined the ability of ticks to maintain multiple species of spotted fever group rickettsiae via transovarial transmission. Using a capillary feeding method, previously established Rickettsia montana- and Rickettsia rhipicephali-infected ...
Macaluso, Kevin R., Azad, Abdu F., Kevin R. Macaluso, Ceraul, Shane M., Shane M. Ceraul, Sonenshine, Daniel E., Daniel E. Sonenshine, Abdu F. Azad   +7 more
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Rickettsial infections: prevalence and diagnosis of scrub typhus in India

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Rickettsial infections present a substantial public health burden in India. Recent years have witnessed an increase in the incidence of Rickettsial infection-associated morbidity and mortality.
Vigneshwaran Ravishankar, Shridhar Narayanan, Radha Krishan Shandil   +2 more
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Spotted Fever Group and Typhus Group Rickettsioses in Humans, South Korea

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
The presence of the nucleic acid of the spotted fever group (SPG) and typhus group (TG) rickettsiae was investigated in 200 serum specimens seropositive for SFG rickettsiae by multiplex-nested polymerase chain reaction with primers derived from the ...
Yeon-Joo Choi, Won-Jong Jang, Jong-Hyun Kim, Ji-Sun Ryu, Seung-Hyun Lee, Kyung-Hee Park, Hyung-Suk Paik, Young-Sang Koh, Myung-Sik Choi, Ik-Sang Kim   +9 more
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Eco‐Epidemiological Study of Seropositivity Against Rickettsia and Leptospira Agents in Rural Areas of Urabá, Colombia

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Rickettsioses and leptospirosis are infectious diseases often underdiagnosed due to limited knowledge about their epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical aspects. Objectives To characterize the seroprevalence and seroincidence of Rickettsia and Leptospira agents and determine their associated factors in rural areas of Urabá ...
Mariana Torres‐Bustamante, Omar Cantillo‐Barraza, Albert I. Ko, Elsio A. Wunder Jr, Juan C. Quintero‐Vélez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rickettsial Infections in Monkeys, Malaysia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
To the Editor: The cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis), also known as the long-tailed macaque or crab-eating monkey, is commonly found in the Southeast Asia region (1). The macaque has been associated with several bacterial infections, such as those caused by hemotropic Mycoplasma and Bartonella quintana (2).
Sun Tee Tay, Fui Xian Koh, Kai Ling Kho, Frankie Thomas Sitam   +3 more
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Characteristics of in vitro infection of human monocytes, by Rickettsia helvetica

, 2021
Eighteen species of rickettsiae are reported to cause infections in humans. One of these is Rickettsia helvetica, which is endemic in European and Asian countries and transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus.
Påhlson, Carl, Ott, Marjam,, Ott, Marjam, Nilsson, Kenneth, Lu, Xi,, Påhlson, Carl,, Lu, Xi, Nilsson, Kenneth,   +7 more
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Specimen submission guidelines : Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch [PDF]

Reference Diagnostic LaboratorySample Specifications, Storage, and Packaging Guidelines for Rickettsial TestingCS 30092-Afs_specimensubmissionguidelines-508 ...

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In the Midst of a Cytokine Storm—The Hemophagocytic Syndrome (Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis/Macrophage Activation Syndrome)

Veterinary Clinical Pathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS)/hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life‐threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome characterized by immune dysregulation, cytokine overproduction, hemophagocytosis, cytopenias, and multiorgan dysfunction.
Joanne B. Messick
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