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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, Monica E Embers, Ingeborg M Langohr, Lara A Doyle, Nicole R Hasenkampf, Kevin R Macaluso   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Case Report of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis First Encountered in Shimane Prefecture

Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, 1990
Rickettsial infections of a spotted fever group have recently been experience in Japan. Although there have been 50 cases reported by this time, they were exclusively distributed in the areas along the Pacific coast. We report in this paper the first case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Shimane prefecture, an area faced to the Japan Sea.
OKA, Nobuyuki, KATO, Yuzuru, DEKIO, Satoshi, NISHIO, Takashi, ITAGAKI, Asao, UCHIYAMA, Tsuneo, UCHIDA, Takahiro   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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

Tropical 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, Tin Ohn Myat, Win Thandar Oo, Hla Kye Mone, Katrina J. Sharples, Matthew T. Robinson, Mayfong Mayxay, Paul N. Newton, Stuart D. Blacksell, Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai, James E. Ussher, David R. Murdoch, Wah Win Htike, John A. Crump   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Foci of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae Including Rickettsia honei in Western Australia

, 2016
We describe the first reported case of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Western Australia, and two cases of probable Rickettsia honei from a new geographic focus.
Edward Raby, Adam Merritt, Ronan Murray, Toby Pearn, Andreas Marangou, John Dyer, Stephen Graves   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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

Tropical 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, Thomas R. Bowhay, Tin Ohn Myat, Wah Win Htike, Kay Thi Lwin, Stuart D. Blacksell, Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai, Mayfong Mayxay, Paul N. Newton, Matthew T. Robinson, James E. Ussher, David R. Murdoch, Hla Hla Win, John A. Crump   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasmataceae in Ticks From Domestic Animals in Northern Colombia

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 72, Issue 5, Page 421-434, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction Tick‐borne diseases have a significant impact on public and animal health and represent a considerable financial burden on livestock farming. However, in many regions of Latin America, comprehensive epidemiological data, including species identification, geographical distribution and molecular profiling of ticks and their ...
Maria Badillo‐Viloria, Salim Mattar, Susana Remesar, Steffania de la Rosa‐Jaramillo, Ignacio García‐Bocanegra, Jorge Miranda, Aránzazu Portillo, Cristina Cervera‐Acedo, José Antonio Oteo, David Cano‐Terriza   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical characteristics of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States: A literature review

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2020
Background and objectives: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a rapidly progressive and potentially fatal tickborne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii.
Riley Jay, Paige A Armstrong
doaj   +1 more source

Review of Epidemiological Situation on Rickettsioses in the Russian Federation in 2022 as Compared with 2013–2021, Forecast for 2023

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2023
The aim of the review was to characterize the epidemiological situation on tick-borne rickettsioses (TR) in the Russian Federation in 2022 in comparison with the pandemic years of 2020–2021 and the pre-pandemic period of 2013–2019, to give the forecast ...
N. A. Pen’evskaya, N. V. Rudakov, S. N. Shpynov, A. I. Blokh, D. V. Trankvilevsky, D. A. Savel’ev, S. V. Shtrek, A. V. Sannikov   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complicated and deep bacterial skin and soft tissue infections

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Volume 23, Issue 3, Page 357-375, March 2025.
Summary Complicated erysipelas, cellulitis, and necrotizing soft tissue infections belong to the spectrum of bacterial infections affecting the skin and underlying soft tissues. Their frequency as well as risk of recurrence and complicated disease course pose a significant health burden.
Christine Prodinger, Arno Lechner, Arno Hintersteininger, Jan Marco Kern, Matthias Meißnitzer, Damian Meyersburg, Johann W. Bauer, Martin Laimer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Zoonotic Tick‐Borne Pathogens in Ixodes ricinus Complex (Acari: Ixodidae) From Urban and Peri‐Urban Areas of Kosovo

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 72, Issue 2, Page 174-183, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick, is the most prevalent tick species in Europe. It favours habitats such as shrubs, deciduous and mixed forests, but can also be found in urban environments. Due to its high vector competence, it is of enormous veterinary as well as medical importance, transmitting tick‐borne encephalitis (TBE ...
Ina Hoxha, Betim Xhekaj, Genc Halimi, Michiel Wijnveld, Margarida Ruivo, Driton Çaushi, Albana Matoshi, Adelheid G. Obwaller, Bernhard Jäger, Martin Weiler, Julia Walochnik, Kurtesh Sherifi, Edwin Kniha   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source