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Rickettsia parkeri Rickettsiosis, Argentina

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
Rickettsia parkeri, a recently identified cause of spotted fever rickettsiosis in the United States, has been found in Amblyomma triste ticks in several countries of South America, including Argentina, where it is believed to cause disease in humans.
Yamila Romer   +6 more
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Infecção por riquétsias em carrapatos de aves silvestres em duas ecorregiões da Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Several tick-borne Rickettsia species are recognized human pathogens in Argentina. Here we evaluated rickettsial infection in ticks collected on passerine birds during 2011-2012 in two eco-regions of Argentina.
Borges Costa, Francisco   +4 more
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Mexican children: Clinical and mortality factors.

open access: yesSalud Pública de México, 2016
Objective. Characterize clinical manifestations and predictors of mortality in children hospitalized for spotted fever. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional study in 210 subjects with a diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in a pediatric ...
Gerardo Álvarez-Hernández   +5 more
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Presence of Borrelia, Rickettsia, and Ehrlichia in Field-collected Ticks on Candlers Mountain, Virginia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Tick survey is an important factor in the determination of tick-borne disease in an area. A tick survey was done on Candlers Mountain in Lynchburg, Virginia, to look for the presence of Borrelia, Rickettsia, and Ehrlichia. With the help of CO2 traps, 116
Colombo, Lara E
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Little bite, big disease : recognizing and managing tickborne illnesses [PDF]

open access: yes
Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) conference call Tuesday, May 24, 2016Ticks transmit over a dozen infectious pathogens in the United States, including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

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Mortality in Serologically Unconfirmed Mediterranean Spotted Fever [with Reply] [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
I read with interest the article by Paddock et al. [1], who described the detection of occult mortality due to Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) by demonstrating Rickettsia rickettsii antigens or DNA in blood and tissues.
Yagupsky, Pablo   +4 more
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Ticks (2002) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Revised 5/02 ...
Houseman, Richard M.
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Adherence to and Invasion of Host Cells by Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Species

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2010
The pathogenic lifecycle of obligate intracellular bacteria presents a superb opportunity to develop understanding of the interaction between the bacteria and host under the pretext that disruption of these processes will likely lead to death of the ...
Yvonne Gar-Yun Chan   +2 more
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Immunology of human rickettsial diseases. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Among human rickettsial diseases caused by micro-organisms of the genus Rickettsia (Order Rickettsiales; Family Rickettsiaceae), transmitted to human hosts through arthropod vectors, Mediterranean Spotted Fever, or Boutonneuse Fever, and Rocky Mountain ...
ARCOLEO F   +5 more
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