Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a life-threatening disease caused by Rickettsia
rickettsii, an obligately intracellular bacterium that is spread to human beings by ticks. More …

" Essentials of Pediatric Nursing is intended for Pediatric Nursing courses with an integrated
pediatric curriculum. It provides a unique concept-based approach and nursing process …

Thrombocytopenia is defined as a platelet count of less than 150× 103 per μL. It is often
discovered incidentally when obtaining a complete blood count during an office visit. The …

Ixodes scapularis ticks play an important role in the transmission of a wide variety of
pathogens between various mammalian species, including humans. Pathogens transmitted …

Tickborne diseases that affect patients in the United States include Lyme disease, Rocky
Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, tularemia, Colorado …

Background: Human infection with Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae (CRT) was first
reported in northeastern China in 2012. Objective: To describe the clinical spectrum and …

The objective of this study was to characterize the observed prevalence of tick‐borne
pathogens (TBP) in domestic animals in Sicily, Italy during 2003–2005. Serological …

Hyalomma dromedarii is an important blood-feeding ectoparasite that affects the health of
camels. We assessed the profile of bacterial communities associated with H. dromedarii …

The Ixodoidea (ticks) are important vectors in the transmission of many human diseases; for
example, the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis is the major vector in the transmission of …

We previously demonstrated that A mblyomma americanum tick serine protease inhibitor 6
(AamS6) was secreted into the host during tick feeding and that both its m RNA and protein …