Coincident Tick Infestations in the Nostrils of Wild Chimpanzees and a Human in Uganda [PDF]
, 2013 Ticks in the nostrils of humans visiting equatorial African forests have been reported sporadically for decades, but their taxonomy and natural history have remained obscure. We report human infestation with a nostril tick in Kibale National Park, Uganda,
Bernard, Andrew B. +6 more
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Importância dos carrapatos na transmissão da febre maculosa brasileira. [PDF]
, 2012 Introdução. Agente etiológico. Principal vetor no Brasil. Outras espécies de carrapatos de importância. Animais amplificadores. Epidemiologia. Manifestações clínicas. Diagnóstico. Tratamento.
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Rickettsia Pada Pinjal Tikus (Xenopsylla Cheopis) Di Daerah Pelabuhan Semarang, Kupang Dan Maumere [PDF]
, 2016 The genus of Rickettsia is gram negative bacteria causing rickettsioses and involve mammal hosts and arthropod vectors in their life cycle (lices, mites, ticks, and fleas). Rats were one of rickettsial hosts, and fleas were rat ectoparasites that involve
Joharina, A. S. (Arum) +6 more
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[Latinamerican guidelines of RIICER for diagnosis of tick-borne rickettsioses].
Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2015 Tick-borne rickettsioses are worldwide infectious diseases that are considered emerging and re-emerging. Until recently the only tick-borne rickettsiosis present in Latin America was Rickettsia rickettsii infection, but to date, with the incorporation of new tools as PCR and sequencing and the quick cellular close tube cultures (Shell-vial), new ...
José A, Oteo +7 more
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Human ehrlichioses in Brazil: first suspect cases
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesBrazilian spotted fever (BSF) rickettsiosis is the most common and recognized of the human rickettsioses in Brazil. It is difficult to establish the diagnosis of human rickettsiosis infection by routine microbiologic methods, creating a false idea that ...
Simone B. Calic +6 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018 Background With a prevalence of 4.7–13% in Danish Ixodes ricinus ticks, Rickettsia helvetica is one of the most frequently detected tick-borne organisms in Denmark. Most reports of human exposure have described asymptomatic seroconversion or a mild, self-
Lukas Frans Ocias +5 more
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Development of a rapid antigen-based lateral flow assay for tick-borne spotted fever rickettsioses
PLOS ONETick-borne spotted fever rickettsioses (SFRs) continue to cause severe illness and death in otherwise-healthy individuals due to lack of a timely and reliable diagnostic laboratory test. We recently identified a diagnostic biomarker for SFRs, the putative N-acetylmuramoyl-l-alanine amidase RC0497.
Richard Willson +9 more
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Brazilian Spotted Fever Prevention through a Nonlethal Capybara Population Control Strategy
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalINTRODUCTION: Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), a lethal tick-borne Rickettsioses (2000 - 2018 >600 human deaths) involving synanthropic capybara as host.
Derek Andrew Rosenfield +2 more
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2025 ACVIM Forum Research Abstract Program
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 39, Issue 6, November/December 2025.
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REVISITING ANTHROPOZOONOSES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN. A SINGLE-CENTRE PERSPECTIVE. A SOUTHERN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE [PDF]
, 2017 Zoonoses, often better defined with the term anthropozoonoses, are diseases that can be transmitted to humans either by direct contact with animals or through arthropod vector intervention.
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