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Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. Because of its high case-fatality rate and apparent increase in areas of transmission, it is considered to be the rickettsial illness of primary public health interest. Cases
S. V. Oliveira+6 more
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Estudo da infecção por Rickettsias do grupo da febre maculosa em humanos e carrapatos de um parque urbano na Cidade de Londrina, Estado do Paraná [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Spotted fevers are emerging zoonoses caused by Rickettsia species in the spotted fever group (SFG). Rickettsia rickettsii is the main etiologic agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) and it is transmitted by Amblyomma spp. ticks.
DUMLER, John Stephen+7 more
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Scavenger dynamics at cervid carcasses in a chronic wasting disease endemic zone
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
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Panama
We describe a fatal pediatric case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Panama, the first, to our knowledge, since the 1950s. Diagnosis was established by immunohistochemistry, PCR, and isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii from postmortem tissues.
Dora Estripeaut+7 more
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A CYTOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE NATURE OF RICKETTSIA IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER [PDF]
Felicity Nicholson
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Auricular Perichondritis in the Cartilage Piercing Era
The demographics, clinical presentation, treatment, and complications of piercing‐induced auricular perichondritis (P‐IAP) and piercing‐free auricular perichondritis (P‐FAP) were studied. P‐IAP has different demographics, comorbidities, disease course, and microbiology compared to P‐FAP.
Omer J. Ungar+7 more
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The Case of Tick-borne Spotted Fever in a Child Arriving from the Crimea
A case of Tick-borne spotted fever in a child after a visit to an endemic region, the Republic of Crimea, is described. The disease caused difficulty in terms of clinical diagnosis, which led to the delayed prescription of specific therapy with ...
N. N. Zvereva+7 more
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Diagnostic Antigens for Epidemic Typhus, Murine Typhus and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever [PDF]
J. van der Scheer+2 more
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Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks of migratory birds in Romania
Birds are important hosts and dispersers of parasitic arthropods and vector-borne zoonotic pathogens. Particularly migratory species may carry these parasites over long distances in short time periods. Migratory hotspots present ideal conditions to get a
Ioan-Daniel Mărcuţan+6 more
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Immunology of human rickettsial diseases. [PDF]
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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