30 Years of samples submitted to an Australian Medical Entomology Department

MJ Geary, RC Russell, L Moerkerken… - Austral …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Arthropods are the cause of considerable human morbidity. In spite of numerous text books
and reviews published on arthropods of medical importance, this is the first paper in the …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular Evidence of Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Species in Amblyomma albolimbatum Ticks from the Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa) in …

M Tadepalli, G Vincent, SF Hii, S Watharow, S Graves… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tick-borne infectious diseases caused by obligate intracellular bacteria of the genus
Rickettsia are a growing global problem to human and animal health. Surveillance of these …

[HTML][HTML] Serological evidence of exposure to spotted fever group and typhus group rickettsiae in Australian wildlife rehabilitators

KO Mathews, D Phalen, JM Norris, J Stenos, JA Toribio… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rickettsioses are arthropod-borne zoonotic diseases, several of which occur in Australia.
This study aimed to assess the exposure levels and risk factors for Rickettsia spp. among …

Molecular characterisation of microorganisms within the stump-tailed lizard tick, Amblyomma albolimbatum, in Western Australia

S Elliot - 2021 - researchportal.murdoch.edu.au
Ticks pose a major threat to the health and wellbeing of humans, domesticated animals and
wildlife. Recently, a bacterial community study (16S rRNA) on the stump-tailed lizard tick …