Astrakhan fever, a spotted-fever rickettsiosis

Тарасевич, И. В.; Makarova, V A; Fetisova, N F; Степанов, А. В.; Miskarova, E D; Balayeva, N M; Raoult, Didier

doi:10.1016/0140-6736(91)90833-b

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“…Conjunctivitis was seen in 32% of the cases. No fatal cases were reported in this series (333). Most of the patients had dogs and reported having contact with Rhipicephalus sanguineus dog ticks.…”

Section: Emerging Pathogens (1984 To 2004)mentioning

confidence: 62%

Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: Emerging Diseases Challenging Old Concepts

2005

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SUMMARY During most of the 20th century, the epidemiology of tick-borne rickettsioses could be summarized as the occurrence of a single pathogenic rickettsia on each continent. An element of this paradigm suggested that the many other characterized and noncharacterized rickettsiae isolated from ticks were not pathogenic to humans. In this context, it was considered that relatively few tick-borne rickettsiae caused human disease. This concept was modified extensively from 1984 through 2005 by the identification of at least 11 additional rickettsial species or subspecies that cause tick-borne rickettsioses around the world. Of these agents, seven were initially isolated from ticks, often years or decades before a definitive association with human disease was established. We present here the tick-borne rickettsioses described through 2005 and focus on the epidemiological circumstances that have played a role in the emergence of the newly recognized diseases.

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Section: Emerging Pathogens (1984 To 2004)mentioning

confidence: 62%

Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: Emerging Diseases Challenging Old Concepts

2005

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“…Clinically, Astrakhan fever is characterized by clinical symptoms resembling those of MSF, that is, elevated fever, a maculopapular rash of the trunk, and severe myalgias. However, an inoculation eschar at the site of the tick bite is present in only 23 % of patients (Tarasevich et al, 1991).…”

Section: Rickettsia Conorii Caspiensismentioning

confidence: 99%

Update on tick-borne bacterial diseases in Europe

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Summary :In recent years, the prevalence of tick-borne bacterial diseases has significantly increased in European countries. The emergence and reemergence of these illnesses are attributed to changes in the environment and human behavior. Several diseases are caused by bacteria initially isolated from ticks and subsequently considered pathogenic. It is necessary to consider the bacteria found in arthropods capable of biting humans as potential human pathogens. Here we review the clinical and epidemiological data on bacterial tick-borne diseases in European countries. We focus on the epidemiological and clinical aspects of tick-borne rickettsioses and give an overview of other tick-borne illnesses as well as the emergence and re-emergence of these diseases. Résumé : ACTUALITÉ SUR LES MALADIES BACTÉRIENNES TRANSMISES PAR

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“…Between 1984 and 2004, nine more species or subspecies of tick-borne spotted fever rickettsiae were identified as emerging pathogens throughout the world, including, R. japonica in Japan [6,46,65,71,72,[82][83][84]146]; "R. conorii caspia" in Astrakhan [35,38,39,143], Africa [47] and Kosovo [48]; R. africae in sub-Saharan Africa and the West Indies [62,63]; R. honei in the Flinders Island, offshore of Australia [9,57,140,141], the Island of Tasmania, Australia [153], Thailand [73], and possibly in the USA [13]; R. slovaca in Europe [29,74,101,122]; "R. sibirica mongolotimonae" in China [157], Europe [44,118] and Africa [106,113]; R. heilongjiangensis in China [42,49]; R. aeschlimannii in Africa [11,112,121] and Europe [43]; and finally R. parkeri in the USA [104]. R. helvetica is also suspected to be a human pathogen in Europe [45] and Asia [46,61,107], but this needs c...…”

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Tick- and flea-borne rickettsial emerging zoonoses

2005

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- Between 1984 and2004, nine more species or subspecies of spotted fever rickettsiae were identified as emerging agents of tick-borne rickettsioses throughout the world. Six of these species had first been isolated from ticks and later found to be pathogenic to humans. The most recent example is Rickettsia parkeri, recognized as a human pathogen more than 60 years after its initial isolation from ticks. A new spotted fever rickettsia, R. felis was also found to be associated with fleas and to be a human pathogen. Similarly, bacteria within the family Anaplasmataceae have been considered to be of veterinary importance only, yet three species have been implicated in human diseases in recent years, including Ehrlichia chaffeensis, the agent of human monocytic ehrlichiosis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the agent of human anaplasmosis (formerly known as "human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent", E. equi and E. phagocytophila), and finally Ehrlichia ewingii, which causes granulocytic ehrlichiosis in humans. We present here an overview of the various tick-and flea-borne rickettsial zoonoses described in the last 20 years, focusing on the ecological, epidemiological and clinical aspects.

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Astrakhan fever, a spotted-fever rickettsiosis

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Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: Emerging Diseases Challenging Old Concepts

Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: Emerging Diseases Challenging Old Concepts

Update on tick-borne bacterial diseases in Europe

Tick- and flea-borne rickettsial emerging zoonoses

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