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Diversity of spotted fever group rickettsiae and their association with host ticks in Japan

Scientific Reports, 2019
Spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae are obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria mainly associated with ticks. In Japan, several hundred cases of Japanese spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia japonica, are reported annually.
May June Thu, Y. Qiu, Keita Matsuno, M. Kajihara, Akina Mori-Kajihara, R. Omori, Naota Monma, K. Chiba, J. Seto, M. Gokuden, M. Andoh, Hideo Oosako, K. Katakura, A. Takada, C. Sugimoto, N. Isoda, R. Nakao   +16 more
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Metagenomic-based Surveillance of Pacific Coast tick Dermacentor occidentalis Identifies Two Novel Bunyaviruses and an Emerging Human Ricksettsial Pathogen. [PDF]

, 2017
An increasing number of emerging tick-borne diseases has been reported in the United States since the 1970s. Using metagenomic next generation sequencing, we detected nucleic acid sequences from 2 novel viruses in the family Bunyaviridae and an emerging ...
Bouquet, Jerome, Chiu, Charles Y, Delwart, Eric, Lane, Robert S, Melgar, Michael, Swei, Andrea   +5 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Clarithromycin as Treatment for Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

, 2001
Fifty-one children with Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) were randomized to receive either clarithromycin, 15 mg/kg/day orally in 2 divided doses, or chloramphenicol, 50 mg/kg/day orally in 4 divided doses, for 7 days.
Antonio Cascio, Claudia Colomba, Domenico Di Rosa, L Salsa, L. di Martino, Lucina Titone   +5 more
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Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis as a Complication of Israeli Spotted Fever

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022
Rickettsia spp. human infection is endemic in Portugal in the form of Mediterranean spotted fever caused by R. conorii subsp. conorii and Israeli spotted fever (ISF) caused by R. conorii subsp. israelensis.
Maria Margarida Andrade, Ana Gorgulho, Rita Tinoco Magalhães, Rita Valadas, Luís Miguel Pereira, Sara Freire, Diogo Cruz   +6 more
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Distribution and Ecological Drivers of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in Asia

EcoHealth, 2019
Spotted fever group and related rickettsia (SFGR) are a neglected group of pathogens that belong to the genus Rickettsia. SFGR are zoonotic and are transmitted by arthropod vectors, primarily ticks, fleas and mites to accidental hosts. These emerging and
Jaruwan Satjanadumrong, Matthew T. Robinson, Tom Hughes, S. Blacksell   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effectiveness of public health interventions to reduce the health impact of climate change:a systematic review of systematic reviews [PDF]

, 2013
Climate change is likely to be one of the most important threats to public health in the coming years. Yet despite the large number of papers considering the health impact of climate change, few have considered what public health interventions may be of ...
A Bouchama, A Croft, AJ McMichael, BF Arnold, BR Murphy, C Baker-Austin, C Gamble, C Heintze, C Savage, CE Lawrance, D Kay, D Zmirou, DE Bowler, DJ Rogers, E Esu, EN Naumova, FC Curriero, FO ter Kuile, G Nichols, GA Romero, GH Guyatt, H Balshem, H Nakato, H Paerl, HL Risebro, HW Choi, HY Richardson, IR Lake, IR Lake, J Carmona-Fonseca, J Keiser, JC Semenza, K Ohtomo, KK Ballenger-Browning, KL Bassil, L Fewtrell, Lee Hooper, M Hashizume, M Hashizume, MA Luque Fernandez, Maha Bouzid, MK van Aalst, Monica da Silva Nunes, MS Islam, N Al-Muhandis, N Siva, P Reiter, Paul R. Hunter, PM Graves, PR Hunter, PR Hunter, PR Hunter, PR Hunter, RF Baggaley, RM Elliott, RS Kovats, RS Kovats, RS Kovats, S Gundry, S Paz, S Warshafsky, SE Hrudey, T Clasen, TE Erlanger, TP Eisele, V Abrahamson, WP Schmidt, X Wang   +67 more
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Bilateral Sensorineural Deafness in a Young Pregnant Female Presenting with a Fever: A Rare Complication of a Reemerging Disease—Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background. Rickettsial illnesses are a group of arthropod-borne remerging diseases. They are subdivided into three groups as typhus, spotted fever, and scrub typhus group.
A. G. T. A. Kariyawasam, D. R. Palangasinghe, C. L. Fonseka, P. U. T. De Silva, T. E. Kanakkahewa, N. J. Dahanayaka   +5 more
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Fatal Brazilian Spotted Fever Associated with Dogs and Amblyomma aureolatum Ticks, Brazil, 2013

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
In São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil, Amblyomma aureolatum ticks are the main vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Brazilian spotted fever.
Elisa S.M.M. Savani, Francisco B. Costa, Elisabete A. Silva, Ana C.F. Couto, Melanie Gutjahr, Juliana N.M.O. Alves, Fabiana C.P. Santos, Marcelo B. Labruna   +7 more
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A human case of spotted fever caused by Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest and its association to the tick Amblyomma ovale

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest has emerged in Brazil during the last 10 years, with three laboratory-confirmed human cases. While these cases were epidemiologically associated with the tick Amblyomma ovale, in none of them the tick ...
Anaiá da Paixão Sevá, T. F. Martins, S. Muñoz-Leal, A. C. Rodrigues, A. Pinter, H. R. Luz, R. Angerami, M. Labruna   +7 more
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Fatal Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Infection, Israel

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
Underdiagnosis of fatal spotted fever may be attributed to nonspecific clinical features and insensitive acute-phase serologic studies. We describe the importance of molecular and immunohistochemical methods in establishing the postmortem diagnosis of ...
Miriam Weinberger, Avi Keysary, Judith Sandbank, Ronit Zaidenstein, Avi Itzhaki, Carmela Strenger, Moshe Leitner, Christopher D. Paddock, Marina E. Eremeeva   +8 more
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