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A contribution to a knowledge of Canadian ticks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
During recent years our knowledge of the biology and distribution of the ticks has greatly increased owing to the discovery of the economic importance of this group as carriers of certain serious diseases to man and domesticated animals. In North America
Hewitt, Charles Gordon
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A case of rocky mountain spotted fever without eschar as a cause of pyrexia with multiple organ failure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a rickettsia disease frequently reported from North America and Europe and transmitted by tick bite. This disease is very rare in India and other parts of South East Asia.
Balakrishnaa, Arjun M.   +4 more
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A genealogy of fish women and other imagined identities: “The mechanics of fluids” in Larissa Lai's Salt Fish Girl

open access: yesOrbis 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
wiley   +1 more source

EPI Update, October 7 2005 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public ...

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever [PDF]

open access: yesWorkplace Health & Safety, 2017
The tick-borne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) can have deadly outcomes unless treated appropriately, yet nonspecific flu-like symptoms complicate diagnosis. Occupational health nurses must have a high index of suspicion with symptomatic workers and recognize that recent recreational or occupational activities with potential tick exposure ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Scavenger dynamics at cervid carcasses in a chronic wasting disease endemic zone

open access: yesThe 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Q Fever with Unusual Exposure History: A Classic Presentation of a Commonly Misdiagnosed Disease

open access: yesCase 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Frequency of rickettsia sps. in dermacentor variabilis and amblyomma americanum in central Hanover County, Virginia [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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Prevalence and Identification of Livestock Tick by Sex Ratio and Host in Tehran Province

open access: yesVeterinary 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
wiley   +1 more source

Rickettsia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Mungkin sebagian orang belum mengetahui bahkan baru mendengar tentang Rickettsia. Di Indonesia, skrining terhadap kasus Rickettsia ini masih jarang dan belum banyak dilakukan penelitian.
Pramestuti, N. (Nova)
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