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Differential Exposure to Borrelia spp. and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in Serbia and North Macedonia: A Comparative Study [PDF]

Pathogens
Several diseases caused by tick-borne pathogens, including Lyme borreliosis (LB) and spotted fever group rickettsioses, are endemic in the Balkan Peninsula, positioned between Central Europe and the Middle East. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess
Dejan Jakimovski, Sofija Mateska, Marija Najdovska, Angela Stamenkovska, Verica Pavleva, Mile Bosilkovski, Dragana Mijatović, Verica Simin, Ivana Bogdan, Jasmina Grujić, Milica Simeunović, Miodrag Vranješ, Eleftherios Meletis, Polychronis Kostoulas, Olympia Lioupi, Pavle Banović   +15 more
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Tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA) acquired in Southwestern Germany [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2011
Background Tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA) was first described in 1997 in a patient in France. The causative agent, Rickettsia slovaca, is transmitted by Dermacentor ticks.
Wölfel Silke, de With Katja, Theilacker Christian, Schmoldt Sabine, Rieg Siegbert, Kern Winfried V, Dobler Gerhard   +6 more
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Morphological and molecular identification of the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the camel tick Hyalomma dromedarii (Acari: Ixodidae) vectors of Rickettsioses in Egypt [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2016
Aim: Rickettsioses have an epidemiological importance that includes pathogens, vectors, and hosts. The dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and the camel tick Hyalomma dromedarii play important roles as vectors and reservoirs of Rickettsiae. The aim of this
Hend H. A. M. Abdullah, Amal El-Molla, Fayez A. Salib, Nesreen A. T. Allam, Alaa A. Ghazy, Sobhy Abdel-Shafy   +5 more
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Acute Tick-borne Rickettsiosis Caused by Rickettsia heilongjiangensis in the Russian Far East

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
An acute tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia heilongjiangensis was diagnosed in 13 patients from the Russian Far East in 2002. We amplified and sequenced four portions of three rickettsial genes from the patients' skin biopsy results and blood ...
Oleg Y. Mediannikov, Yuri Sidelnikov, Leonid Ivanov, Eugenia Mokretsova, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Irina Tarasevich, Didier Raoult   +6 more
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A Case of Illness Following a Bite by a Male Lone Star Tick (<i>Amblyomma americanum</i> Linnaeus) Infected With <i>Ehrlichia</i> sp. and <i>Rickettsia amblyommatis</i> in Connecticut, United States. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
A case of local lymphadenopathy and a flu‐like illness in a man, following a bite by a male lone star tick infected with Ehrlichia sp. and Rickettsia amblyommatis. ABSTRACT The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus) is a species commonly found in the southeastern U.S., but in recent years its populations have expanded northward, resulting in an
Khalil N, Chang A, Sandland L, Feder HM, Molaei G.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Retraction: Tick-borne rickettsioses, neglected emerging diseases in rural senegal. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Editors
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Update on tick-borne rickettsioses in mainland Portugal: emerging threats and potential vectors. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors
Background Tick-borne rickettsioses (TBR) are emerging, neglected, zoonoses, caused by intracellular α-proteobacteria of the genus Rickettsia, that pose a growing public health concern.
Moerbeck L, Parreira R, Seixas G, Velez R, Domingos A, Antunes S.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Rickettsiosis subcommittee report to the tick-borne disease working group.

, 2022
Tick-borne rickettsial infections are serious, common, and difficult to diagnose. Among the most important factors leading to failure to diagnose and treat tick-borne rickettsioses effectively is a lack of consideration of the potential diagnosis by ...
Bloch, Karen C, Myers, Cdr Todd E, Walker, David H, Gaines, David N, Fowler, Vance G, Blanton, Lucas S, Paddock, Christopher D, Yaglom, Hayley D   +7 more
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Antibody Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Rickettsia spp. in a Pediatric Cohort: SFGR Remains Underdiagnosed and Underreported in El Salvador

Pathogens, 2022
Spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) are caused by a group of tick-borne pathogens that are increasing in incidence globally. These diseases are typically underreported and undiagnosed in low- and middle-income countries, and thus, have been ...
Kyndall C. Dye-Braumuller, Marvin Stanley Rodríguez Aquino, Kia Zellars, Hanna Waltz, Madeleine Meyer, Lídia Gual-Gonzalez, Stella C. W. Self, Mufaro Kanyangarara, Melissa S. Nolan   +8 more
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Tick-borne rickettsioses in Brazil: what lessons can be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020
In this commentary, the authors highlight the importance of basic research in the field of public health regarding the recent pandemic Covid-19, using tick-borne rickettsioses as an example.
João Luiz Horacio Faccini, Hermes Ribeiro Luz, Douglas McIntosh, Marcelo Bahia Labruna   +3 more
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