A fatal case of tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by mixed Rickettsia sibirica subsp. sibirica and "Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae" infection in Russia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101278
Abstract: North Asian tick-typhus (NATT), also known as Siberian tick typhus, is the main tick-borne rickettsiosis in Siberia, Russia. Recently, a fatal infection in a four-year-old girl with typical tick-borne rickettsiosis symptoms (fever, rash, eschar at… read more here.
Keywords: infection; rickettsia; tick borne; borne rickettsiosis ... See more keywords
A 2015 outbreak of flea-borne rickettsiosis in San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, California
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006385
Abstract: Although flea-borne rickettsiosis is endemic in Los Angeles County, outbreaks are rare. In the spring of 2015 three human cases of flea-borne rickettsiosis among residents of a mobile home community (MHC) prompted an investigation. Fleas… read more here.
Keywords: flea borne; los angeles; group; borne rickettsiosis ... See more keywords