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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
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Spotted Fever [PDF]

Science, 1932
Comparative studies were made of the microorganisms present in D. variabilis ticks, some of which served as a control series while the remainder were exposed to infection with D. rickettsi and thereafter maintained under various conditions.
Henry Pinkerton, G. M. Hass
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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
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Risk Factors for Scrub Typhus, Murine Typhus, and Spotted Fever Seropositivity in Urban Areas, Rural Plains, and Peri-Forest Hill Villages in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020
. Scrub typhus and spotted fever group rickettsioses are thought to be common causes of febrile illness in India, whereas they rarely test for murine typhus.
C. Devamani, W. Schmidt, K. Ariyoshi, Arumugam Anitha, Saravanan Kalaimani, J. Prakash   +5 more
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Human Spotted Fever Rickettsial Infections

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
Serum specimens from patients at 4 sites in Peru were tested for evidence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection. Results showed that 30 (18%) of 170 patients had spotted fever group rickettsial infections, which likely caused their illnesses ...
George B. Schoeler, Cecilia Morón, Allen L. Richards, Patrick J. Blair, James G. Olson   +4 more
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Mediterranean spotted fever as a cause of septic shock

IDCases, 2019
Mediterranean spotted fever is a generally benign disease but with the potential of serious manifestations.We report a case of Mediterranean spotted fever in a 56-year–old woman, with pet dog exposure, who presented with a septic shock pattern.
M. Abdeljelil, H. Sakly, I. Kooli, W. Marrakchi, A. Aouam, C. Loussaief, A. Toumi, H. Ben Brahim, M. Chakroun   +8 more
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Etiology of Severe Non-malaria Febrile Illness in Northern Tanzania: A Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

, 2013
The syndrome of fever is a commonly presenting complaint among persons seeking healthcare in low-resource areas, yet the public health community has not approached fever in a comprehensive manner.
AJ Bouley, Anne B. Morrissey, B Nadjm, B Nadjm, B Pastorino, BM Greenwood, CA Petti, Charles Muiruri, CIR Chandler, CJ Murray, CJ Murray, DC Clifton, DR Feikin, EA Reddy, Eng Eong Ooi, Grace D. Kinabo, H Reyburn, HM Biggs, JA Berkley, JA Crump, JA Crump, JA Crump, JA Crump, John A. Bartlett, John A. Crump, JT Hertz, K Baltzell, LE Scott, LK Archibald, M Amexo, M Prabhu, Mathieu Picardeau, MD Bajani, MK Mayhood, MM Levine, N Scaramozzino, OS Levine, PA Connolly, PL Petit, R Lozano, Renee L. Galloway, Robert F. Massung, Robyn A. Stoddard, SI Hay, SJ Olsen, SL Brown, SM Graham, SM Lofgren, TJ O'Dempsey, Venance P. Maro, Wilbrod Saganda, William L. Nicholson, YL Lai   +52 more
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman, Neehar Parikh, Dan J. Clauw, David A. Williams, Elliot B. Tapper   +4 more
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Distribution of tick-borne diseases in China [PDF]

, 2013
As an important contributor to vector-borne diseases in China, in recent years, tick-borne diseases have attracted much attention because of their increasing incidence and consequent significant harm to livestock and human health.
Hong-Juan Peng, Jin-Song Zhu, Ren-Hua Na, Shan-Shan Wei, Xian-Bo Wu   +4 more
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High prevalence of Rickettsia africae variants in Amblyomma variegatum ticks from domestic mammals in rural western Kenya: implications for human health [PDF]

, 2014
Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging human diseases caused by obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Rickettsia.
Ade, Fredrick, Breiman, Robert F., Cleaveland, Sarah, Cutler, Sally J., Feikin, Daniel R., Jiang, Ju, Knobel, Darryn L., Maina, Alice N., Mpoke, Solomon, Ng'ang'a, Zipporah, Njenga, M. Kariuki, Ogola, Eric, Omulo, Sylvia A., Richards, Allen L.   +13 more
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