Posts Tagged ‘rickettsia’

Human Pathogens Associated with the Blacklegged Tick Ixodes scapularis: a Systematic Review

Parasites & Vectors, 2016. A review of the literature pointed out studies on 16 distinct tick-borne pathogens, including species of Anaplasma, Babesia, Bartonella, Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, Theileria and Flavivirus. Includes charts, maps, tables.

https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-016-1529-y 

Infection and Co-infection Rates of Anaplasma Phagocytophilum Variants, Babesia Spp., Borrelia Burgdorferi, and the Rickettsial Endosymbiont in Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) from Sites in Indiana, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin

Journal of Medical Entomology (abstract only). Study to determine the infection rates for Ixodes scapularis by multiple pathogens in different areas of the US through PCR analysis. Includes maps, tables.

 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18402145

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: A Clinician’s Dilemma

Archives of Internal Medicine. A review of the literature on the epidemiology, symptomology, and treatment of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, including case reports. Includes images and map.

http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/163/7/769

Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, Coxiella and Bartonella

Medical Microbiology, 3rd Ed., Chapter 21, an overview of rickettsia, orientia, ehrichia, anaplasma, coxiella, and bartonella, in regards to epidemiology, pathology, symptoms, and treatment. Includes charts, images, maps, and tables.

http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/mayer/ricketsia.htm