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Ticks infesting humans in Italy and associated pathogens [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
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
core   +3 more sources

Multi-omics Analysis Sheds Light on the Evolution and the Intracellular Lifestyle Strategies of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia spp.

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2017
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors for murine typhus, scrub typhus and spotted fever group rickettsioses among adolescent and adult patients presenting to Yangon General Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar

open access: yesTropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 9, Page 966-977, September 2025.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Questing Ticks, Central Spain

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2013
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
openaire   +5 more sources

Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma triste from Uruguay

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
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
doaj   +1 more source

SURVEY OF Rickettsia spp. IN TICKS IN NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TEXAS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
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
core   +1 more source

Estimating scrub typhus and murine typhus incidence among adolescents and adults in Yangon, Myanmar

open access: yesTropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 9, Page 978-986, September 2025.
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]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 1992
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
openaire   +2 more sources

Detection of anti: Rickettsia spp. antibodies in domestic chickens of extensive breeding in an endemic area for spotted fever in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

open access: yesCiência Rural, 2013
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

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

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