The zoonotic transmission cycles of Rickettsia rickettsii and other spotted fever group (SFG)
rickettsiae in Latin America have usually been associated with rural or sylvatic …

Infection of dogs with Rickettsia spp. can result in inapparent, mild, or severe disease.
Moreover, common dog ticks and fleas are able to transmit rickettsiae to nearby humans. In …

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a severe tick‐borne rickettsial illness. In the south‐
western United States and Mexico, RMSF displays unique epidemiologic and ecologic …

Portions of northern Mexico are experiencing a re‐emergence of Rocky Mountain spotted
fever (RMSF), a tickborne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, a member of the spotted …

Only few published data are available on ticks and tick-borne zoonotic pathogens in Bolivia.
To evaluate rickettsial seroprevalence and infection in dogs and ticks, during February–April …

Background Infections with tick-borne rickettsiae can cause diseases well known in humans
but still not so well characterized in dogs. Susceptibility to infection depends on the virulence …

Dogs may be useful sentinels for public health monitoring of spotted fever group
rickettsioses (SFGR). The aim of this study was to determine the exposure to SFGR among …

Tick‐borne pathogens (TBPs) constitute an emerging public health concern favoured by
multidimensional global changes. Amongst these, increase and spread of wild boar (Sus …

Between 2006 and 2008, three outbreaks of human rickettsiosis occurred in Northwestern
Colombia (municipalities of Necoclí, Los Córdobas and Turbo), with case fatality rates …

Spotted fever is a disease caused by bacteria from the genus Rickettsia of the spotted fever
group (SFG). Rickettsia rickettsii is likely the main agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) …