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Distribution and Ecological Drivers of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in Asia [PDF]

open access: yesEcoHealth, 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 re-emerging infections are widely distributed throughout the world.
Matthew T Robinson   +2 more
exaly   +8 more sources

Spotted-Fever Group Rickettsia in Dermacentor variabilis, Maryland

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
Three-hundred ninety-two adult Dermacentor variabilis were collected from six Maryland counties during the spring, summer, and fall of 2002. Infection prevalence for spotted fever group Rickettsia was 3.8%, as determined by polymerase chain reaction ...
Nicole C. Ammerman   +6 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Spotted Fever and Typhus Group Rickettsiae in Dogs and Humans, Mexico, 2022

open access: yesEmerging 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
doaj   +2 more sources

Japanese Spotted Fever, South Korea

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
We describe the first case of Japanese spotted fever and the first isolate of spotted fever group rickettsia from a patient in South Korea. The isolated rickettsia from the patient was identified as Rickettsia japonica by analysis of the nucleotide ...
Moon-Hyun Chung   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Adherence to and Invasion of Host Cells by Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Species

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2010
The pathogenic lifecycle of obligate intracellular bacteria presents a superb opportunity to develop understanding of the interaction between the bacteria and host under the pretext that disruption of these processes will likely lead to death of the ...
Yvonne Gar-Yun Chan   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Primary isolation of spotted fever group rickettsiae from Amblyomma cooperi collected from Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris in Brazil

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1996
This paper reports the first isolation of a spotted fever group rickettsia from an Amblyomma cooperi ixodid collected from a capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) in an endemic area of spotted fever in the County of Pedreira, State of São Paulo, Brazil ...
Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ticks, Germany

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2011
To explore increased risk for human Rickettsia spp. infection in Germany, we investigated recreational areas and renatured brown coal surface-mining sites (also used for recreation) for the presence of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks. R. raoultii (56.7%), R. slovaca (13.3%), and R.
Cornelia Silaghi   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Diagnosis of spotted fever group Rickettsia infections: the Asian perspective. [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiol Infect, 2019
Spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFG) are a neglected group of bacteria, belonging to the genus Rickettsia, that represent a large number of new and emerging infectious diseases with a worldwide distribution. The diseases are zoonotic and are transmitted
Robinson MT   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Cutaneous Immunoprofiles of Three Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Cases. [PDF]

open access: yesInfect Immun, 2020
Spotted fever group rickettsia (SFGR) can cause mild to fatal illness. The early interaction between the host and rickettsia in skin is largely unknown, and the pathogenesis of severe rickettsiosis remains an important topic.
Jia N   +22 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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