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Ticks infesting humans in Italy and associated pathogens [PDF]
Background: Ticks may transmit a large variety of pathogens, which cause illnesses in animals and humans, commonly referred to as to tick-borne diseases (TBDs).
Capelli, G. +10 more
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Arthropod-borne Rickettsia species are obligate intracellular bacteria which are pathogenic for humans. Within this genus, Rickettsia slovaca and Rickettsia conorii cause frequent and potentially severe infections, whereas Rickettsia raoultii and ...
K. El Karkouri +5 more
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Abstract Objectives To inform patient management and disease prevention, we sought to estimate the prevalence of, and identify risk factors for, scrub typhus, murine typhus, and spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) among febrile patients presenting to hospital in Myanmar.
Thomas R. Bowhay +13 more
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Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Questing Ticks, Central Spain
Letter to the Editor. F. R.-F. and I.G.F.M. are supported by a Juan de la Cierva contract from the Spanish Ministry for Economy and Competitiveness. Research supported by POII09-0141-8176 and European Union FP7 ANTIGONE (Anticipating the Global Onset of Novel Epidemics) project number 278976.
Isabel G. Fernández de Mera +5 more
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Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma triste from Uruguay
Our goal was to detect whether spotted fever group Rickettsia are found in the suspected vector of rickettsioses, Amblyomma triste, in Uruguay. Rickettsia parkeri was detected in A.
José M. Venzal +5 more
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SURVEY OF Rickettsia spp. IN TICKS IN NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TEXAS [PDF]
Rickettsia parkeri is an obligate intracellular pathogenic bacterium that is commonly transmitted by the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum. Rickettsia parkeri is the causative agent of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, which is a disease characterized
Blakley, Nathaniel
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Estimating scrub typhus and murine typhus incidence among adolescents and adults in Yangon, Myanmar
Abstract Objectives Rickettsioses are frequent causes of treatable febrile illness in Southeast Asia, including Myanmar. Accurate estimates of the incidence of rickettsioses are needed to inform investments in disease prevention and control. We sought to estimate the incidence of rickettsioses among adults and adolescents by combining sentinel hospital
Win Thandar Oo +13 more
wiley +1 more source
Characterization and comparison of Australian human spotted fever group rickettsiae [PDF]
The microbiological and molecular characteristics of the rickettsiae isolated from humans with Queensland tick typhus (QTT) caused by Rickettsia australis and the recently described Flinders Island spotted fever (FISF) were compared. Clinically and serologically, the diseases are similar. Cell culture reveals differences in the plaque-forming abilities
R W, Baird +5 more
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The goal of this study was to investigate anti-Rickettsia spp. antibodies in sera of domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) of extensive breeding in Cerro Largo county, considered an endemic area for spotted fever in the State of Rio Grande do Sul,
Jonas Fernandes Maciel +7 more
doaj
Spotted fever rickettsioses causing myocarditis and ARDS: a case from Sri Lanka
Background Spotted fever group of rickettsial infections are emerging in Sri Lanka. We describe a patient with rapidly progressing ARDS and myocarditis secondary to spotted fever caused by Rickettsia conorii.
H. M. L. Y. Herath +4 more
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