In Colombia, tropical febrile illnesses represent one of the most important causes of clinical
attention. Febrile illnesses in the tropics are mainly zoonotic and have a broad etiology. The …

African tick-bite fever (ATBF), caused by Rickettsia africae, is the main tick-borne rickettsiosis
and the second most frequent cause of fever after malaria in travelers returning from sub …

Background Rickettsiae are obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria that are the
causative agent of rickettsioses and are spread to vertebrate hosts by arthropods. There are …

Rickettsioses are vector-borne zoonotic diseases whose etiological agents are bacteria of
the genera Rickettsia and Orientia. In Colombia, literature published on rickettsioses during …

Outbreaks of life-threatening Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans and dogs associated
with a canine-tick maintenance cycle constitute an important One Health opportunity. The …

The aim of the study was to describe the epidemiological factors associated with the risks of
recent Rickettsia exposure in inhabitants of a rural population from Yucatán, Mexico. The …

Tick-borne rickettsial pathogens (TBRP) are important causes of infections in both dogs and
humans. Dogs play an important role as a biological host for several tick species and can …

Simple Summary Colombia is one of the countries most affected by spotted fever group
Rickettsia spp.(SFGR) in Latin America, yet these infections are not nationally reportable …

The tick-borne bacterium Rickettsia parkeri is an obligate intracellular pathogen that belongs
to spotted fever group rickettsia (SFGR). The SFG pathogens are characterized by their …

Tick-borne disease burdens are increasing globally, impacting mostly rural and vulnerable
communities. Among the most important emerging tick-borne pathogens are the Rickettsia …