ALLMedicine™ Rickettsial Infection Center

Sep 24th, 2022 - We conducted enhanced acute febrile illness surveillance in an urban slum community in Salvador, Brazil. We found that rickettsial infection accounted for 3.5% of urgent care visits for acute fever. Our results suggest that rickettsiae might be an...

Jul 28th, 2022 - Flea-borne spotted fever is an emerging insect-borne rickettsial infection caused by Rickettsia felis and has been identified worldwide. This study sought to explore the prevalence of rickettsiae associated with fleas on companion dogs and cats fr...

Jul 28th, 2022 - Murine typhus is an acute undifferentiated febrile illness caused by Rickettsia typhi. In the United States, its reemergence appears to be driven by a shift from the classic rat-rat flea cycle of transmission to one involving opossums (Didelphis v...

Jul 2nd, 2022 - Rickettsial diseases are recognized as one of the most important vector-borne infectious diseases for humans all over the world. Dogs and their ticks are considered the most important reservoirs for Rickettsia spp., especially in spotted fever gro...

Jun 22nd, 2022 - Rickettsia spp. are obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens that have evolved a variety of strategies to exploit their host cell niche. However, the bacterial factors that contribute to this intracellular lifestyle are poorly understood. Here, ...

Nov 7th, 2019 - Albon is indicated for the treatment of respiratory, genitourinary tract, enteric, and soft tissue infections in dogs and cats: tonsillitis pharyngitis bronchitis pneumonia cystitis nephritis metritis pyometra   pustular dermatitis anal gland infe...

Anaplasmosis In 1994, the causative agent of what was initially known as human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agent[37] and was later named human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), Anaplasma phagocytophilum, was found to cause disease in humans. It...