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Outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Córdoba, Colombia

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. Although RMSF was first reported in Colombia in 1937, it remains a neglected disease.
Marylin Hidalgo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulator of Actin-Based Motility (RoaM) Downregulates Actin Tail Formation by Rickettsia rickettsii and Is Negatively Selected in Mammalian Cell Culture

open access: yesmBio, 2022
The etiological agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Rickettsia rickettsii, is an obligately intracellular pathogen that induces the polymerization of actin filaments to propel the bacterium through the cytoplasm and spread to new host cells.
Adam M. Nock   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Important Clinical Features of Japanese Spotted Fever

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018
. Japanese spotted fever (JSF) is a zoonosis transmitted by ticks carrying the pathogen Rickettsia japonica. The classic triad of JSF symptoms is high fever, erythema, and tick bite eschar.
M. Noguchi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Molecular and serological evidence of flea-associated typhus group and spotted fever group rickettsial infections in Madagascar [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This research was supported by the Wellcome Trust (RCDF and Senior Fellowship to ST, #081705 and #095171), the Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, and the Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System, a Division of the Armed Forces Health ...
Harrison, Thomas Alan   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Distinguishing Japanese Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus, Central Japan, 2004– 2015

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Japanese spotted fever (JSF) and scrub typhus (ST) are endemic to Japan and share similar clinical features. To document the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics that distinguish these 2 rickettsial diseases, during 2004–2015 we recruited 31 JSF ...
E. Sando   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

High Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Spotted Fever and Scrub Typhus Bacteria in Patients with Febrile Illness, Kenya

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
Serum samples from patients in Kenya with febrile illnesses were screened for antibodies against bacteria that cause spotted fever, typhus, and scrub typhus. Seroprevalence was 10% for spotted fever group,
Jacqueline W. Thiga   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mediterranean spotted fever with encephalitis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Medical Microbiology, 2009
Rickettsia conorii infection is endemic in the Mediterranean basin, where it is known as Mediterranean spotted fever, also known as Boutonneuse fever and Marseilles fever. We report the case of a 66-year-old diabetic man who presented a severe form of the disease, complicated by acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia and encephalitis.
Antonio Sampedro   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Molecular Confirmation of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Epidemic Agent in Mexicali, Mexico

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Since 2008, a large epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever has been emerging among humans and dogs in Mexicali, adjacent to the United States in Baja California, Mexico.
Luis Tinoco-Gracia   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

State of the art of diagnosis of rickettsial diseases: the use of blood specimens for diagnosis of scrub typhus, spotted fever group rickettsiosis, and murine typhus

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2016
Purpose of review With improved malaria control, acute undifferentiated febrile illness studies in tropical regions reveal a startling proportion of rickettsial illnesses, especially scrub typhus, murine typhus, and spotted fever group rickettsioses ...
D. Paris, J. Dumler
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geospatial Analysis of Rickettsial Species [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Rickettsia species are obligate intracellular, arthropod-borne bacteria with a potential to cause multiple diseases including Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).
Frank, Amy
core   +3 more sources

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