Results 61 to 70 of about 1,296 (160)
Tick-borne rickettsiosis in the Altay region of Russia [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2009 North Asian tick typhus (NATT) is a tick-borne zoonosis caused by Rickettsia sibirica subsp. sibirica (R. sibirica) in the Asiatic part of Russia [1,2]. In the Russian Far East, this disease was identified as early as 1932 [3]. Currently, active foci of this communicable disease are identified in 18 administrative territories of Siberia and the Russian
Pierre-Edouard Fournier +7 more
openaire +4 more sources
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.Tick‐borne diseases affecting domestic animals and humans have increased globally in recent years. Pakistan, in particular, faces a significant economic threat from ticks, where two specific species, Rhipicephalus microplus and Hyalomma anatolicum, act as vectors for various pathogens such as piroplasma, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia that pose a
Sabir Hussain +11 more
wiley +1 more source
‘Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis’ in Europe
New Microbes and New Infections, 2018 ‘Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis’ is an uncultured emerging bacterium that is provisionally included in the family Anaplasmataceae. In Europe, it is transmitted by Ixodes ricinus ticks. Rodents are the reservoirs.
A. Portillo +4 more
doaj
Application of Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test for Serodiagnosis of Acute Scrub Typhus in and Around Puducherry, India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Introduction: Scrub Typhus (ST) is now endemic in India and is diagnosed by Immunochromatography based rapid kits or conventional ELISA to detect IgM antibodies.
Selvaraj Stephen +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Lyme Borreliosis with Scalp Eschar Mimicking Rickettsial Infection, Austria
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 We report on a patient in Austria with scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy. Rickettsial etiology was excluded by culture, PCR, and serologic tests. Borrelia afzelii was identified from the eschar swab by PCR.
Mateusz Markowicz +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Manifestations and Management of Flea-Borne Rickettsioses
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2021 Maria A Caravedo Martinez,1 Alejandro Ramírez-Hernández,2 Lucas S Blanton1 1Department of Internal Medicine – Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; 2Department of Pathology ...
Caravedo Martinez MA +2 more
doaj
Rickettsial diseases: ¿a public health problem in Latin America?
Acta Médica Costarricense, 2013 The epidemiologic parameters for a disease to be considered a public health problem are magnitude, vulnerability and transcendence. If you consider only magnitude and vulnerability based on incidence of rickettsial diseases in Latin America and in the ...
Márcio Antônio Moreira Galvão +1 more
doaj
Journal of Global Antimicrobial ResistanceAIM: To establish the rate of rickettsiosis among patients presenting acute febrile illnesses at primary healthcare facilities in Jakarta, Indonesia. BACKGROUND: Rickettsiosis is a major public health problem in Indonesia.
Aiman Idrus Alatas +4 more
doaj
Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 We report a clinical case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis acquired in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Definitive diagnosis was supported by seroconversion between acute-phase and convalescent-phase serum samples. Molecular analysis of skin samples indicated the agent was a novel spotted fever group strain closely related to Rickettsia africae, R.
Natalino Hajime Yoshinari +5 more
openaire +4 more sources
Human Infection with Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Genotype, China, 2015
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 Only 4 species of spotted fever group rickettsiae have been detected in humans in China. However, phylogenetic analysis of samples from 5 ill patients in China indicated infection with a novel spotted fever group Rickettsia, designated Rickettsia sp ...
Hao Li +10 more
doaj +1 more source