"Candidatus Rickettsia asemboensis" in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks, Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.12.008
Abstract: "Candidatus Rickettsia asemboensis" is an obligate intracellular bacterium of the Rickettsiales order, genetically related to species belonging to the Rickettsia felis group, agents of flea-borne spotted fever. Here we report for the first time the… read more here.
Keywords: candidatus rickettsia; rhipicephalus sanguineus; rickettsia; rickettsia asemboensis ... See more keywords
Candidatus Rickettsia senegalensis in Cat Fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) Collected from Dogs and Cats in Cauca, Colombia
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjz177
Abstract: Abstract Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) are flea-transmitted pathogens. They are important causes of acute febrile illness throughout the world. We, therefore, sought to identify the rickettsial species present in the fleas of… read more here.
Keywords: cauca colombia; candidatus rickettsia; dogs cats; rickettsia ... See more keywords
Human Parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri Ticks Infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis, Brazil
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2512.190988
Abstract: Spotted fever is the main rickettsial disease in Brazil. We report 12 cases of human parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri in the Atlantic rainforest, an area of Brazil to which spotted fever is endemic. Nine of… read more here.
Keywords: human parasitism; candidatus rickettsia; ticks infected; infected candidatus ... See more keywords
Rickettsia parkeri and Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae in Amblyomma maculatum Group Ticks
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2602.190664
Abstract: We determined prevalence of Rickettsia spp. in 172 ticks of the Amblyomma maculatum group collected from 16 urban sites in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, during 2017 and 2018. Most ticks (59.3%) were collected from 1… read more here.
Keywords: rickettsia parkeri; candidatus rickettsia; amblyomma maculatum; rickettsia ... See more keywords