tick-borne rickettsiosis

Etymology: ME, tike + beren + Rickettsia + Gk, osis, condition

any disease transmitted by Ixodid ticks carrying the Rickettsia pathogens, microorganisms smaller than bacteria but larger than viruses. A common infectious species in North America is Rickettsia rickettsii, the cause of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

tick-borne rickettsiosis

A tick-borne rickettsial infection–eg, north Asian tick-borne rickettsiosis, Queensland tick typhus, and African tick typhus–fiévre boutonneuse, etc, which is similar to RMSF, but less severe, with fever, a small ulcer at the site of the tick bite, satellite lymphadenopathy, and a maculopapular rash. See Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

tick-borne rickettsiosis

The spotted-fever group (SFG) of tick-borne rickettsioses. Included are infections caused by the pathogenic organism Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever. There are six other pathogenic SFG rickettsial species, five of which (R. conorii, R. sibirica, R. japonica, R. australis, and R. africae) are most likely to be transmitted by a tick bite. R. akari, which causes rickettsialpox, is transmitted to humans by mouse mites.

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An extensive study on tick-borne rickettsiosis in Pune district of Maharashtra revealed that Indian tick typhus exists as zoonosis (12).

Problem of ticks and tick-borne diseases in India with special emphasis on progress in tick control research: a review

Acute tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia heilongjiangensis in Russian Far East.

Borrelia, Rickettsia, and ehrlichia species in bat ticks, France, 2010

1) MSF has been the most common tick-borne rickettsiosis in Bulgaria for the last 10 years.

Changes in the activated cytotoxic suppressor T-lymphocytes in elderly patients with mediterranean spotted fever

We report a case of tick-borne rickettsiosis in Nepal caused by R.

Rickettsia honei infection in human, Nepal, 2009

A tick-borne rickettsiosis or ehrlichiosis was suspected, and on the 4th day of illness, the patient was prescribed doxycycline, 100 mg 2x/d for 7 days.

Rickettsia rickettsii transmission by a lone star tick, North Carolina

The history and serologic findings for our patient suggest a recent tick-borne rickettsiosis, most likely acquired in Honduras.

Tick-borne rickettsiosis in traveler returning from Honduras

sanguineus, was considered the only tick-borne rickettsiosis in Italy.

Rickettsia slovaca in Dermacentor marginatus and tick-borne lymphadenopathy, Tuscany, Italy

An acute tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia heilongjiangensis was diagnosed in 13 patients from the Russian Far East in 2002.

Nevertheless, differences between clinical pictures of tick-borne fever and differences in serologic cross-reactivity of sera from patients with tick-borne rickettsiosis have been reported in Siberia and the Russian Far East (8).

Acute tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia heilongjiangensis in Russian Far East

Because our patients were in contact with dog ticks, a tick-borne rickettsiosis was suspected.

Rickettsia felis infection acquired in Europe and documented by polymerase chain reaction. (Dispatches)

Indian tick typhus (ITT) is a tick-borne rickettsiosis prevalent in India (1).

First documentation of Rickettsia conorii infection (strain Indian tick typhus) in a traveler. (Letters)

Tick-borne rickettsiosis in Russia (epidemiology and current conditions of natural foci).