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A genealogy of fish women and other imagined identities: “The mechanics of fluids” in Larissa Lai's Salt Fish Girl

Orbis Litterarum, Volume 80, Issue 6, Page 602-618, December 2025.
Abstract Fluidity invigorates a utopian home in Chinese Canadian author Larissa Lai's Salt Fish Girl (2002). In the novel, the fishlike lesbian couple cyclically returns to their aquatic habitat between mortal reincarnations: from last‐century colonial South China to near‐future bio‐capitalistic Canada, where they recurrently experience displacement ...
Qianyi Ma
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Adult Onset Still's Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Case Reports in Medicine, 2010
Adult Still's Disease was first described in 1971 by Bywaters in fourteen adult female patients who presented with symptoms indistinguishable from that of classic childhood Still's Disease (Bywaters, 1971).
Paul Persad, Rajendrakumar Patel, Niki Patel   +2 more
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Newly Recognized Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia as Cause of Severe Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever–Like Illness, Northern California, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases
The incidence of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses in the United States has tripled since 2010. Rocky Mountain spotted fever, the most severe SFG rickettsiosis, is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii.
Will S. Probert, Monica P. Haw, Aran C. Nichol, Carol A. Glaser, Sarah Y. Park, Laura E. Campbell, Kavita K. Trivedi, Hannah Romo, Megan E.M. Saunders, Anne M. Kjemtrup, Kerry A. Padgett, Jill K. Hacker   +11 more
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Frequency of rickettsia sps. in dermacentor variabilis and amblyomma americanum in central Hanover County, Virginia [PDF]

, 1989
In the eastern United States, Dermacentor variabilis is the primary vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the etiological agent for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
Keefe, Peggy Ann
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Scavenger dynamics at cervid carcasses in a chronic wasting disease endemic zone

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 89, Issue 8, November 2025.
This study quantifies scavenger species use of 20 deer carcasses in a chronic wasting disease endemic zone, including species‐specific time spent on carcasses and carcass materials consumed. We discuss the implications of our results for scavengers' roles in potential disease transmission dynamics.
Kelly C. Bye, Kurt C. VerCauteren, George Wittemyer   +2 more
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Prevalence and Identification of Livestock Tick by Sex Ratio and Host in Tehran Province

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 6, November 2025.
This study identified tick species infesting livestock and poultry in Tehran Province, revealing a female‐biased sex ratio and sheep as the most infested hosts. Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato was the dominant species. These findings underscore the need for host‐targeted tick control to mitigate disease transmission and economic losses.
Ebrahim Abbasi
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Tick borne illness in Missouri [PDF]

, 2014
Missouri is a hotbed for tick-borne illness given its abundance of rural geography and wildlife, especially deer. The two most frequently encountered ticks in Missouri are the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum and the American dog tick, Dermacentor ...
Roland, William E.
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever–Associated Myocarditis

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
A previously healthy 23-year-old enlisted man presented for 2 days of fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, cough, and disseminated rash involving the palms and soles.
Camily Morales Lopez, Eric C. Zuberi, Michael A. Acevedo Monsanto, Libardo Rueda Prada, Melissa P. Cortes   +4 more
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Q Fever with Unusual Exposure History: A Classic Presentation of a Commonly Misdiagnosed Disease

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2012
We describe the case of a man presumptively diagnosed and treated for Rocky Mountain spotted fever following exposure to multiple ticks while riding horses.
Randall J. Nett, Earl Book, Alicia D. Anderson   +2 more
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A Case of Illness Following a Bite by a Male Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus) Infected With Ehrlichia sp. and Rickettsia amblyommatis in Connecticut, United States

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
A case of local lymphadenopathy and a flu‐like illness in a man, following a bite by a male lone star tick infected with Ehrlichia sp. and Rickettsia amblyommatis. ABSTRACT The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus) is a species commonly found in the southeastern U.S., but in recent years its populations have expanded northward, resulting in an
Noelle Khalil, Abigail Chang, Lorelei Sandland, Henry M. Feder Jr., Goudarz Molaei   +4 more
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