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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 The Rickettsia massiliae was firstly detected and identified in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks infested on dogs in Taiwan. A total of 1154 Rh. sanguineus ticks collected from 158 dogs of four districts of Tainan city were examined for Rickettsia ...
Li-Lian Chao +3 more
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Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses in Israel, 2010–2019
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 RICKETTSIA IN DOGS IN JAPAN
Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology, 1989 Prevalence of antibody against spotted fever group-rickettsia in dogs (14/134) from the northern part of Shikoku Island, where spotted fever group rickettsia infection in human is endemic, is significantly higher than that in dogs (4/189) from nonendemic areas.
MORITA, Chiharu +5 more
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Amblyomma maculatum Feeding Augments Rickettsia parkeri Infection in a Rhesus Macaque Model: A Pilot Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Rickettsia parkeri is an emerging eschar-causing human pathogen in the spotted fever group of Rickettsia and is transmitted by the Gulf coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum.
Kaikhushroo H Banajee +5 more
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Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ticks, Morocco
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 A total of 370 ticks, encompassing 7 species from 4 genera, were collected during 2002-2006 from domestic animals and vegetation in the Taza region of northeastern Morocco. Rickettsial DNA was identified in 101 ticks (27%) by sequencing PCR products of fragments of the citrate synthase and outer membrane protein genes of Rickettsia spp.
Mhammed Sarih +5 more
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mBio, 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
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A rickettsia infection from Saudi Arabia
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 We here present a young patient who developed fever, headache, maculopapular skin rash and an eschar 3 days following a tick bite. Serology for Rickettsia was consistent with acute spotted fever group (SFG) infection.
Fatehi E. Elzein +4 more
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Susceptibility of inbred mice to rickettsiae of the spotted fever group [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 1984 A mouse strain susceptible to lethal infection with Rickettsia conorii was required for testing vaccine efficacy and for studying the immunology and pathogenesis of infection. Among 20 strains of inbred mice inoculated intraperitoneally with the Malish strain of R.
Eisemann, C S +2 more
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Investigation of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Pathogenesis of Mammalian Cells
, 2021 Spotted fever group (SFG) Rickettsia are obligate intracellular bacteria that are transmitted by ticks during a bloodmeal to a mammalian host. Interestingly, the SFG pathogen, Rickettsia conorii, has been shown to infect and grow in macrophages with a ...
Allen, Paige Elise
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005 Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) cases have been increasing in the state of São Paulo but no genomic information about local rickettsia isolated from humans has been well documented.
Elvira Maria Mendes Nascimento +5 more
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