Background Although vector-borne zoonotic diseases are a major public health threat
globally, they are usually neglected, especially among resource-constrained countries …

In Africa, ticks continue to be a major hindrance to the improvement of the livestock industry
due to tick-borne pathogens that include Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia and Coxiella …

Tick-borne diseases (TBDs), including emerging and re-emerging zoonoses, are of public
health importance worldwide; however, TBDs tend to be overlooked, especially in countries …

Rickettsial pathogens are amongst the emerging and re-emerging vector-borne zoonoses of
public health importance. Though traditionally considered to be transmitted by ixodid ticks …

Tick-borne Rickettsia spp. have long been known as causative agents for zoonotic diseases.
We have previously characterized Rickettsia spp. in different ticks infesting a broad range of …

Tick-borne rickettsioses are emerging and re-emerging diseases of public health concern
caused by over 30 species of Rickettsia. Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods with …

We report the case of a traveler who returned from Zambia and was diagnosed with
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF), an infectious disease caused by Rickettsia conorii …

Rickettsial pathogens are among the emerging and re-emerging vector-borne zoonoses of
public health importance. Reports indicate human exposure to Rickettsial pathogens in …

Tick-borne rickettsioses are considered among the oldest known vector-borne zoonotic
diseases. Among the rickettsiae, Rickettsia africae is the most reported and important in …

The threats from vector-borne pathogens transmitted by ticks place people (including
deployed troops) at increased risk for infection, frequently contributing to undifferentiated …