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Importância dos carrapatos na transmissão da febre maculosa brasileira. [PDF]

, 2012
Introdução. Agente etiológico. Principal vetor no Brasil. Outras espécies de carrapatos de importância. Animais amplificadores. Epidemiologia. Manifestações clínicas. Diagnóstico. Tratamento.
ALMEIDA, R. F. C. de, ANDREOTTI, R., CUNHA, R. C., GARCIA, M. V., MATIAS, J.   +4 more
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Infection and exposure to vector-borne pathogens in rural dogs and their ticks, Uganda [PDF]

, 2017
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.-- et al.[Background]: In rural parts of Africa, dogs live in close association with humans and livestock, roam freely, and usually do not receive ...
Caracappa, Santo, Fernández de Mera, Isabel G., Fuente, José de la, Millán, J., Proboste, Tatiana   +4 more
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Flea Burden on Rodents and Its Associated Determinants in Plague‐Endemic Localities of Karatu District, Tanzania: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Public Health Challenges, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2024.
Fleas infest rodents and other small mammals, serving as vectors for zoonotic diseases such as plague. Villages in plague foci exhibited higher abundances of fleas in comparison to non‐plague foci villages. Factors such as dry season, farmlands, and rodent characteristics influenced flea abundance on rodents in the study area. ABSTRACT Background Fleas
Joshua Reuben Jakoniko, Apia Massawe, Elisa Daniel Mwega, Stella Thadeus Kessy   +3 more
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The neglected challenge: Vaccination against rickettsiae.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Over the last decades, rickettsioses are emerging worldwide. These diseases are caused by intracellular bacteria. Although rickettsioses can be treated with antibiotics, a vaccine against rickettsiae is highly desired for several reasons.
Anke Osterloh
doaj   +1 more source

Contribution à l'étude des rickettsioses du Nord Cameroun. Enquête épidémiologique [PDF]

, 1968
Les auteurs ont entrepris chez les bovins du Nord-Cameroun, chez les animaux et l'homme du Centre-Cameroun (Adamaoua) une enquête sérologique sur les rickettsioses et néorickettsioses.
Fernagut, Roger, Gerome, R., Maurice, Yves   +2 more
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Imported rickettsioses in Italy

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2012
In Italy few cases of rickettsioses have been reported in travellers and autochthonous cases are attributed predominantly to Rickettsia conorii, the agent of Mediterranean spotted fever.The purpose of this study was to investigate some epidemiological and clinical features of tick-borne spotted fever group rickettsiosis acquired abroad or in Italy ...
Beltrame A, Angheben A, Casolari S, CASTELLI, Francesco, Magnani G, Gaiera G, Brillo F, Cattani G, Anselmi M, Tomasoni L, Prati F, Norberto C, Socolovschi C, Bisoffi Z, Raoult D, Parola P.   +15 more
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A Brief History of the Major Rickettsioses in the Asia–Australia–Pacific Region: A Capstone Review for the Special Issue of TMID

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020
The rickettsioses of the “Far East” or Asia–Australia–Pacific region include but are not limited to endemic typhus, scrub typhus, and more recently, tick typhus or spotted fever.
D. Paris, D. Kelly, P. Fuerst, N. Day, A. Richards   +4 more
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Prevalence of Anaplasma, Ehrlichia and Rickettsia infections in dogs in Iran: A meta‐analysis study

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 10, Issue 2, March 2024.
This study assesses Rickettsiales bacteria prevalence in Iranian dogs, which can affect both animals and humans. Dogs’ interactions with people and livestock make them potential carriers of these zoonotic pathogens. Data gathered until 1 March 2022, from various sources revealed disparities among genera, with 20.1% for Anaplasma spp.
Arman Abdous, Mehdi Rahnama, Farzane Shams, Mohammad Jokar, Vahid Rahmanian, Mehran Farhoodi, Aryan Abbassioun, Mohammad Sadegh Kamjoo   +7 more
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Serum C-reactive protein and procalcitonin values in acute Q fever, scrub typhus, and murine typhus

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Although C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) are widely used inflammatory markers for infectious diseases, their role and potential application for rickettsioses were rarely studied.
I-Fan Lin, Jiun-Nong Lin, Chia-Ta Tsai, Yu-Ying Wu, Yen-Hsu Chen, Chung-Hsu Lai   +5 more
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Diagnosis of a Rare Rickettsia felis Infection Complicated with Unusual Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade Using an mNGS Test

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
The occurrence of sporadic rickettsial infections has been consistently undervalued and overlooked, primarily owing to a limited emphasis on routine examinations for rickettsioses in clinical practice. At present, the immunofluorescence assay is the prevailing diagnostic method for suspected rickettsioses that enables the detection of specific ...
Tien-Lung Po, Chien-Hsien Huang, Chia-Hsun Lin, Huei-Fong Hung, Piyush Baindara   +4 more
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