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Tick-borne pathogens detected in sheltered dogs during an epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a One Health challenge.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2022
OBJECTIVE To assess exposure to and infection with 3 pathogens (Rickettsia rickettsii, Anaplasma platys, and Ehrlichia canis) vectored by brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) in sheltered dogs at the western US-Mexico border.
Laura H. Backus, J. Foley, Claire S. Chung, Sophia Virata, Oscar E Zazueta, A. López-Pérez   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

P-1434. Geostatistical Analysis of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak in Mexican Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Observational Study [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis
Lindsay A Concha-Mora, José Eduardo Mares-Gil, Oscar Octavio Loya-Guerrero, Cesar Antonio Ramos-Ortiz, Pablo D Treviño-Valdez, Oscar Tamez‐Rivera   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1998
1. L. Akinbami, MD* 1. 2. *Pediatric Resident Children’s National Medical Center Washington, DC 1. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Silber JL. Clin Dermatol . 1996;14:254-258 2. Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Ehrlichiosis: Emerging and Established Challenges for the Clinician. Jantausch BA. Ann Allergy . 1994;73:4-
Anna R. Thorner, David H. Walker, William A. Petri   +2 more
openaire   +6 more sources

The Ability of the Invasive Asian Longhorned Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae) to Acquire and Transmit Rickettsia rickettsii (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), the Agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Under Laboratory Conditions

Journal of medical entomology, 2020
The invasive Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann, was first detected in the United States in 2017. It has since been found in 12 states, and there is concern that the tick's parthenogenetic ability and wide variety of host species ...
Hannah M Stanley, Shelby L. Ford, Alyssa N. Snellgrove, K. Hartzer, Emily B. Smith, Inna Krapiunaya, M. Levin   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Cerebral Vasculitis Associated with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care, 2016
H. C. Allen, R. Welliver, Monica W Fogarty, Morris R. Gessouroun, Emilie D. Henry   +4 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Clinical characteristics of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States: A literature review

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2020
Background and objectives: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a rapidly progressive and potentially fatal tickborne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii.
Riley Jay, Paige A. Armstrong
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Colombia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
We investigated 2 fatal cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever that occurred in 2003 and 2004 near the same locality in Colombia where the disease was first reported in the 1930s.
Marylin Hidalgo, Leonora Orejuela, Patricia Fuya, Pilar Carrillo, Jorge Hernandez, Edgar Parra, Colette Keng, Melissa Small, Juan P. Olano, Donald H. Bouyer, Elizabeth Castaneda, David Walker, Gustavo Valbuena   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Córdoba, Colombia

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. Although RMSF was first reported in Colombia in 1937, it remains a neglected disease.
Marylin Hidalgo, Jorge Miranda, Damaris Heredia, Pilar Zambrano, Juan Fernando Vesga, Diana Lizarazo, Salim Mattar, Gustavo Valbuena   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma maculatum Ticks, North Carolina, USA, 2009–2010

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
We detected Rickettsia parkeri in 20%−33% of Amblyomma maculatum ticks sampled in North Carolina. Results highlight the high frequencies of R. parkeri–infected ticks in the state with the highest annual incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever ...
Andrea S. Varela-Stokes, Christopher D. Paddock, Barry Engber, Marcee Toliver   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dual Infection with Ehrlichia chaffeensis and a Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia: A Case Report

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1998
Well-documented cases of simultaneous human infection with more than one tick-borne pathogen are rare. To our knowledge only two dual infections have been reported: simultaneous human infection with the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis and ...
Daniel J. Sexton, G. Ralph Corey, Christopher Carpenter, Li Quo Kong, Tejel Gandhi, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Barbara C. Hegarty, Sheng-Ming Chen, Hui-Min Feng, Li Zhao, Juan Olano, David H. Walker, Stephen J. Dumler   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source