Background The importance of tick and flea-borne rickettsia infections is increasingly
recognized worldwide. While increased focus has shifted in recent years to the development …

Introduction Rickettsia rickettsii is an obligate, intracellular pathogen and the causative
agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). RMSF is an important zoonotic disease due …

Abstract “Candidatus Rickettsia tarasevichiae”(CRT) is increasingly being recognized as a
disease causative agent in China and poses a great challenge to public health. Rapid and …

Background Spotted fever caused spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) is prevalent
throughout China. In this study, we describe a rapid, simple, and sensitive loop-mediated …

Spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae causes febrile illness in humans worldwide. Since SFG
rickettsiosis's clinical presentation is nonspecific, it is frequently misdiagnosed as other …

To obtain a better understanding of the current magnitude of tick-borne rickettsioses in
Corsica, we used molecular methods to characterize the occurrence of Rickettsia spp. in …

Spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFG) are a neglected group of bacteria, belonging to the
genus Rickettsia, that represent a large number of new and emerging infectious diseases …

Background: This study aimed to develop a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)
assay for the rapid detection of tick-borne relapsing fever in resource-limited areas …

Spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae are important causative agents of (re) emerging tick‐
borne infectious diseases in humans, and ticks play a key role in their maintenance and …

Tick-borne diseases comprise a complex epidemiological and ecological network that
connects the vectors, pathogens, and a group of host species. The aim of this study was to …