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THE ZOONOTIC CITY: Urban Political Ecology and the Pandemic Imaginary

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 46, Issue 2, Page 202-219, March 2022., 2022
Abstract In the context of the Covid‐19 pandemic this article takes a longer view of the evolving relationship between urbanization and the range of zoonotic diseases that have spread from animals to humans. I suggest that the existing interpretation of epidemiological transitions remains overly Eurocentric and requires a more nuanced conception of ...
Matthew Gandy
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The biology and taxonomy of head and body lice--implications for louse-borne disease prevention. [PDF]

, 2013
Sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites of placental mammals including humans. Worldwide, more than 550 species have been described and many are specific to a particular host species of mammal [1].
Bonilla, Denise L., Gregory A Dasch, Denise L Bonilla, Dasch, Gregory A., Marina E Eremeeva, Eremeeva, Marina E., Lance A Durden, Durden, Lance A.   +7 more
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Human louse-transmitted infectious diseases [PDF]

, 2012
Several of the infectious diseases associated with human lice are life-threatening, including epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, and trench fever, which are caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, Borrelia recurrentis, and Bartonella quintana, respectively ...
Brouqui, P., Badiaga, S.
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Isolation of a novel Orientia species (O. chuto sp. nov.) from a patient infected in Dubai [PDF]

, 2010
In July 2006, an Australian tourist returning from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), developed acute scrub typhus. Her signs and symptoms included fever, myalgia, headache, rash, and eschar.
Nuntipa Aukkanit, Nguyen, C, Nguyen, C., Blacksell, SD, Aukkanit, N, Ju Jiang, Allen L. Richards, Richards, A. L., Stenos, J., Daniel H. Paris, Jiang, J, Richards, AL, Graves, S., Stuart D. Blacksell, Stan Fenwick, Day, NP, Paris, Daniel, Stenos, J, John Stenos, Fuller, A, Andrew Fuller, Nicholas P. J. Day, Blacksell, S.D., Jiang, J., Chelsea Nguyen, Paris, D.H., Izzard, L, Graves, S, Fuller, A., Leonard Izzard, Stephen Graves, Aukkanit, N., Paris, DH, Fenwick, S., Day, Nicholas, Izzard, L., Fenwick, S, Day, N.P.J.   +37 more
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Rickettsia prowazekii (Epidemic or Louse-Borne Typhus)

, 2010
DIDIER RAOULT, DAVID H. WALKER
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The History of Epidemic Typhus

, 2016
International audienceEpidemic typhus caused by Rickettsia prowazekii is one of the oldest pestilential diseases of humankind. The disease is transmitted to human beings by the body louse Pediculus humanus corporis and is still considered a major threat ...
Yassina Bechah, Didier Raoult, Emmanouil Angelakis, Bechah, Yassina, Raoult, Didier, Angelakis, Emmanouil   +5 more
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Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 7, Page 990-1015, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi, Carmen Scieuzo, Federica De Stefano, Luca Masucci, Patrizia Falabella   +4 more
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Development of a Technique Using Artificial Membrane for In Vitro Rearing of Body Lice Pediculus humanus humanus

Insects
Human lice are the only hematophagous ectoparasites specific to human hosts. They transmit epidemic typhus, trench fever and relapsing fever, diseases which have already caused millions of deaths worldwide.
Alissa Hammoud, Meriem Louni, Linda Abou-Chacra, Gabriel Haddad, Noelle Mazzotti, Florence Fenollar, Oleg Mediannikov   +6 more
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Murine Typhus and Leptospirosis as Causes of Acute Undifferentiated Fever, Indonesia [PDF]

, 2009
To investigate rickettsioses and leptospirosis among urban residents of Semarang, Indonesia, we tested the blood of 137 patients with fever. Evidence of Rickettsia typhi, the agent of murine typhus, was found in 9 patients.
Hartskeerl, Rudy A., Sakundarno, Mateus, Gasem, M. Hussein, Wagenaar, Jiri F.P., Isbandrio, Bambang B., Goris, Marga G.A.   +5 more
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Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Gaza Strip: Epidemiological Drivers, Health System Disruptions, and Global Implications: A Narrative Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims The Gaza Strip has faced prolonged blockade, recurrent military conflicts, and systemic infrastructure collapse since October 2023, resulting in an unprecedented public health crisis characterized by surging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Nima Farhadi, Aref Yarahmadi, Hamed Afkhami   +2 more
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