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Rickettsia bellii, Rickettsia amblyommii, and Laguna Negra hantavirus in an Indian reserve in the Brazilian Amazon

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background The purpose of this study was to identify the presence of rickettsia and hantavirus in wild rodents and arthropods in response to an outbreak of acute unidentified febrile illness among Indians in the Halataikwa Indian Reserve, northwest of ...
Lívia de Barros Lopes, Alexandro Guterres, Tatiana Rozental, Renata Carvalho de Oliveira, Maria Angélica Mares-Guia, Jorlan Fernandes, José Ferreira Figueredo, Inês Anschau, Sebastião de Jesus, Ana Beatriz M V Almeida, Valéria Cristina da Silva, Alba Valéria Gomes de Melo Via, Cibele Rodrigues Bonvicino, Paulo Sérgio D’Andrea, Jairo Dias Barreira, Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos   +15 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for murine typhus, scrub typhus and spotted fever group rickettsioses among adolescent and adult patients presenting to Yangon General Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar. [PDF]

Trop Med Int Health
Abstract Objectives To inform patient management and disease prevention, we sought to estimate the prevalence of, and identify risk factors for, scrub typhus, murine typhus, and spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) among febrile patients presenting to hospital in Myanmar.
Bowhay TR, Myat TO, Oo WT, Mone HK, Sharples KJ, Robinson MT, Mayxay M, Newton PN, Blacksell SD, Tanganuchitcharnchai A, Ussher JE, Murdoch DR, Htike WW, Crump JA.   +13 more
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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of tick-borne rickettsiosis related to Rickettsia sibirica and Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae

Инфекция и иммунитет, 2022
The Siberian tick-borne typhus (STT) is the most common tick-borne rickettsiosis (TBR) in Russia, registered in 17 administrative territories of the Southern Siberia and the Far East.
N. V. Rudakov, I. E. Samoylenko, S. V. Shtrek, S. A. Rudakova, L. V. Kumpan, Ya. P. Igolkina, V. A. Rar, E. V. Zhirakovskaya, S. E. Tkachev, N. V. Tikunova, T. V. Kostrykina, I. A. Blokhina, P. A. Lents   +12 more
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Detection of tick-borne ‘Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis’ and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Spain in 2013

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background ‘Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis’ is a tick-borne bacteria implicated in human health. To date, ‘Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis’ has been described in different countries from Africa, Asia and Europe, but never in Spain.
Ana M Palomar, Lara García-Álvarez, Sonia Santibáñez, Aránzazu Portillo, José A Oteo   +4 more
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Modern approaches to study of Rickettsiales

Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2006
We describe wide distribution and considerable biological and genetical heterogeneity of Rickettsiales in Russia and Ka- zakhstan. R. sibirica subsp. sibirica, R. sibirica subsp. BJ-90, R. slovaca, R.
N. V. Rudakov, S. N. Shpynov, I. E. Samoylenko, L. V. Kumpan, T. A. Reshetnikova   +4 more
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Absence of antibodies to Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., Ehrlichia spp. and Coxiella burnetii in Tahiti, French Polynesia [PDF]

, 2014
International audienceAbtractBackgroundIn the Pacific islands countries and territories, very little is known about the incidence of infectious diseases due to zoonotic pathogens.
Broult, Julien, Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Musso, Didier, Parola, Philippe, Raoult, Didier   +4 more
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Reemergence of Murine Typhus in Galveston, Texas, USA, 2013

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
Twelve patients with murine typhus were identified in Galveston, Texas, USA, in 2013. An isolate from 1 patient was confirmed to be Rickettsia typhi. Reemergence of murine typhus in Galveston emphasizes the importance of vector control and awareness of ...
Lucas S. Blanton, Rahat F. Vohra, Donald H. Bouyer, David Walker   +3 more
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Four Cases of Laboratory Acquired Q Fever: Lessons from the Past and a Brief Review of Literature [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
The aim of this communication is to highlight the dangers of Q fever outbreaks in laboratories attempting isolation of Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) and other rickettsiae without Bio Safety Level (BSL)-3 facilities.
Jothimani Pradeep, Selvaraj Stephen
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Spotted fever rickettsioses should be considered in the differential diagnosis of “Fever with Purpuric Rash” in Saudi Arabia: A Case report

Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, 2022
There is a paucity of literature about human spotted fever rickettsioses (SFR) from the Arab Gulf Region, including Saudi Arabia. Here, we present an elderly Saudi man who had fever, headache, purpuric maculopapular skin rash, and an eschar.
Ahmed H Nassar, Abdullah S Abu-Aliat, Salim Jamil, Mohammed S Alshahrani, Soha A Hawwam, Esmat R Eid   +5 more
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Rickettsial Infection Caused by Accidental Conjunctival Inoculation [PDF]

, 2015
The most common transmission route of tick-borne Rickettsia is through tick bite; nevertheless, other transmission routes should also be considered. We report a case of rickettsial infection in a 15-year-old boy caused by accidental contamination of the ...
Brissos, J, de Sousa, R, Gouveia, C, Santos, AS   +3 more
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