Update on tick-borne rickettsioses around the world: a geographic approach

P Parola, CD Paddock, C Socolovschi… - Clinical microbiology …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the
spotted fever group of the genus Rickettsia. These zoonoses are among the oldest known …

[HTML][HTML] Rickettsia felis, an Emerging Flea-Borne Rickettsiosis

LD Brown, KR Macaluso - Current Tropical Medicine Reports, 2016 - Springer
Rickettsia felis is an emerging insect-borne rickettsial pathogen and the causative agent of
flea-borne spotted fever. First described as a human pathogen from the USA in 1991, R. felis …

[HTML][HTML] Tick-borne pathogens and the vector potential of ticks in China

Z Yu, H Wang, T Wang, W Sun, X Yang, J Liu - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Ticks, as obligate blood-sucking ectoparasites, attack a broad range of vertebrates and
transmit a great diversity of pathogenic microorganisms. They are considered second only to …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of Bartonella tamiae, Coxiella burnetii and rickettsiae in arthropods and tissues from wild and domestic animals in northeastern Algeria

H Leulmi, A Aouadi, I Bitam, A Bessas, A Benakhla… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background In recent years, the scope and importance of emergent vector-borne diseases
has increased dramatically. In Algeria, only limited information is currently available …

Molecular detection of Rickettsia felis and Candidatus Rickettsia Asemboensis in Fleas from Human Habitats, Asembo, Kenya

J Jiang, AN Maina, DL Knobel… - Vector-Borne and …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
The flea-borne rickettsioses murine typhus (Rickettsia typhi) and flea-borne spotted fever
(FBSF)(Rickettsia felis) are febrile diseases distributed among humans worldwide. Murine …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution and Prevalence of Anaplasmataceae, Rickettsiaceae and Coxiellaceae in African Ticks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

CA Cossu, NE Collins, MC Oosthuizen, ML Menandro… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
In Africa, ticks continue to be a major hindrance to the improvement of the livestock industry
due to tick-borne pathogens that include Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia and Coxiella …

Molecular evidence of vector-borne pathogens in dogs and cats and their ectoparasites in Algiers, Algeria

A Bessas, H Leulmi, I Bitam, S Zaidi… - … and Infectious Diseases, 2016 - Elsevier
In Algeria, only limited information is currently available on the prevalence of emergent
canine and feline vector-borne diseases. The aim of the present work was to detect by qPCR …

An overview of fleas (Siphonaptera) in wild and domestic mammals from Algeria with new data from the central north and south of the country

NR Sidhoum, M Boucheikhchoukh, N Mechouk… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Fleas (Siphonaptera) are medically and veterinary important ectoparasites known to infest a
wide range of host species. This study presents a systematic review complemented by new …

[HTML][HTML] Rickettsia Species in African Anopheles Mosquitoes

C Socolovschi, F Pages, MO Ndiath, P Ratmanov… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background There is higher rate of R. felis infection among febrile patients than in healthy
people in Sub-Saharan Africa, predominantly in the rainy season. Mosquitoes possess a …

[HTML][HTML] Human-biting ticks and zoonotic tick-borne pathogens in North Africa: Diversity, distribution, and trans-Mediterranean public health challenges

AE Abdelbaset, ML Kwak, N Nonaka, R Nakao - One Health, 2023 - Elsevier
North Africa is home to more than 200 million people living across five developing
economies (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco) and two Spanish exclaves (Ceuta …