Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses in Israel, 2010–2019 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 In a multicenter, nationwide, retrospective study of patients hospitalized with spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Israel during 2010–2019, we identified 42 cases, of which 36 were autochthonous.
Regev Cohen +18 more
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Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses among Hospitalized Patients and Circulation of Rickettsia in Ticks, Kazakhstan, 2019 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesTesting for spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) and the criteria for identifying suspected patients are not routinely used in Kazakhstan. In 2019, we performed a cross-sectional study in 6 sentinel hospitals in the Pavlodar region.
Yekaterina V. Bumburidi +14 more
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A molecular survey of spotted fever group rickettsiae in introduced raccoons (Procyon lotor) [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background The raccoon Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758) (Carnivora; Procyonidae) is one of the most important and most intensively studied invasive mammal species in Europe.
Joanna Hildebrand +5 more
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A new spotted fever group Rickettsia genotype in Haemaphysalis leporispalustris from Maine, USA [PDF]
Ticks and Tick-Borne DiseasesSpotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are increasingly recognized worldwide as threats to public health. Rickettsia rickettsii, Rickettsia parkeri, and Rickettsia rickettsii subspecies californica cause spotted fever rickettsioses, including Rocky ...
Guang Xu +5 more
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A new therapeutic strategy for spotted fever group rickettsioses: a proposal for evaluating combination therapy with tetracycline and fluoroquinolones [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyKazuhiro Itoh +5 more
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Spotted Fever and Typhus Group Rickettsiae in Dogs and Humans, Mexico, 2022
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 We found serologic evidence of spotted fever group Rickettsia in humans and dogs and typhus group Rickettsia in dogs in Reynosa, Mexico. Our investigation revealed serologic samples reactive to spotted fever group Rickettsia in 5 community members ...
Ricardo Palacios-Santana +7 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 +4 more
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Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 We report a clinical case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis acquired in São Paulo, Brazil. Definitive diagnosis was supported by seroconversion between acute-phase and convalescent-phase serum samples.
Mariana G. Spolidorio +5 more
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Severe Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis, Australia
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 We report 3 cases of spotted fever group rickettsial infection (presumed Queensland tick typhus) in residents of northern Queensland, Australia, who had unusually severe clinical manifestations.
William J.H. McBride +3 more
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Human Infection with Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Genotype, China, 2015
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 Only 4 species of spotted fever group rickettsiae have been detected in humans in China. However, phylogenetic analysis of samples from 5 ill patients in China indicated infection with a novel spotted fever group Rickettsia, designated Rickettsia sp ...
Hao Li +10 more
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