The vascular endothelium is the main target of a limited number of infectious agents;
Rickettsia, Ehrlichia ruminantium, and Orientia tsutsugamushi are among them. These …

Data on genus and infectious by Rickettsia were retrospectively compiled from the critical
review literature regarding all countries in Latin America, Caribbean islands, Portugal and …

Rickettsiosis is a re-emergent infectious disease without epidemiological surveillance in
Colombia. This disease is generally undiagnosed and several deadly outbreaks have been …

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 …

Etiology of acute undifferentiated febrile syndrome (AUFS) is often unknown, leading to
inaccurate diagnosis and treatment. Villeta town has been identified as an endemic area for …

Birds are important hosts for the development of the immature stages of several tick species
that are vectors for disease-causing microorganisms in animals and humans. Colombia has …

The first human case of infection caused by Rickettsia in Yucatan was detected in 1996, and
it was determined that the species was R. felis. Since then, passive epidemiologic …

La rickettsiosis fueron inicialmente descritas en Colombia en 1937 por el Doctor Luis Patiño
debido a un brote de una enfermedad con signos inespecíficos. El género Rickettsia esta …

Introducción. Las rickettsias son bacterias patógenas usualmente transmitidas por
ectoparásitos, como garrapatas, piojos o pulgas. En la última década se presentaron tres …

Objective. Determinar la seroprevalencia de Leptospira sp., Rickettsia sp. y Ehrlichia sp. en
trabajadores de áreas rurales del departamento de Sucre. Material y métodos. Se realizó un …