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Caso probable de tifus murino con falla ventilatoria en una adolescente del área urbana de Cali, Colombia

open access: yesInfectio
El tifus murino es una enfermedad infecciosa de carácter zoonótico causada por Rickettsia typhi . Se presenta el caso de una paciente femenina de 13 años edad, procedente del área urbana de la ciudad de Cali, quien presentó un cuadro febril asociado a ...
Jaime A. Patiño-Niño   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flea Burden on Rodents and Its Associated Determinants in Plague‐Endemic Localities of Karatu District, Tanzania: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2024.
Fleas infest rodents and other small mammals, serving as vectors for zoonotic diseases such as plague. Villages in plague foci exhibited higher abundances of fleas in comparison to non‐plague foci villages. Factors such as dry season, farmlands, and rodent characteristics influenced flea abundance on rodents in the study area. ABSTRACT Background Fleas
Joshua Reuben Jakoniko   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship of parasites and pathogens diversity to rodents in Thailand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
International audienceRodents have proven to be of increasing importance in transmitting diseases to humans in recent decades, through the emergence of worldwide epidemics and, in Thailand, through the emergence of leptospirosis and scrub typhus ...
Arreesrisom, Peera   +6 more
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Flea‐Borne Typhus as a COVID‐19 Mimic: A Report of Four Cases

open access: yesCase Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Flea‐borne typhus (FBT), due to Rickettsia typhi and R. felis, is an infection causing fever, headache, rash, hepatitis, thrombocytopenia, and diverse organ manifestations. Cough occurs in about 30% of patients with FBT, and chest X‐ray abnormalities are seen in 17%.
Bradley V. Dye   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part I: Protozoa and tick-borne agents. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Over the last few decades, the world has witnessed radical changes in climate, landscape, and ecosystems. These events, together with other factors such as increasing illegal wildlife trade and changing human behaviour towards wildlife, are resulting ...
Brianti, Emanuele   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Epidemiology and clinical features of flea-borne rickettsioses

open access: yesRevista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2017
Murine typhus is a flea-borne rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia typhi. The disease is endemic to tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. It is likely vastly under-recognized as a cause of febrile illness.
Lucas Scott Blanton
doaj  

The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part II: Helminths and arthropods. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Over the last few decades, ecological factors, combined with everchanging landscapes mainly linked to human activities (e.g. encroachment and tourism) have contributed to modifications in the transmission of parasitic diseases from domestic to wildlife ...
Brianti, Emanuele   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Zoonoses in South-East Asia: a regional burden, a global threat

open access: yes, 2013
Zoonoses are an issue of growing interest in South-East Asia, where environmental factors and socio-economic context favor the endemization of well-known diseases and the emergence of new pathogens at the human-wildlife interface.
Bordier, Marion, Roger, François
core   +1 more source

Rickettsia felis, Transmission Mechanisms of an Emerging Flea-borne Rickettsiosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Rickettsia felis is an emerging insect-borne rickettsial pathogen and the causative agent of flea-borne spotted fever. First described as a human pathogen from the United States in 1991, R.
Brown, Lisa Diane
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