Neglected aspects of tick-borne rickettsioses.

Abstract:

:Rickettsioses are among the oldest known infectious diseases. In spite of this, and of the extensive research carried out, many aspects of the biology and epidemiology of tick-borne rickettsiae are far from being completely understood. Their association with arthropod vectors, the importance of vertebrates as reservoirs, the rarity of clinical signs in animals, or the interactions of pathogenic species with rickettsial endosymbionts and with the host intracellular environment, are only some examples. Moreover, new rickettsiae are continuously being discovered. In this review, we focus on the 'neglected' aspects of tick-borne rickettsioses and on the gaps in knowledge, which could help to explain why these infections are still emerging and re-emerging threats worldwide.

journal_name

Parasit Vectors

journal_title

Parasites & vectors

authors

Tomassone L,Portillo A,Nováková M,de Sousa R,Oteo JA

doi

10.1186/s13071-018-2856-y

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-04-24 00:00:00

pages

263

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1

issn

1756-3305

pii

10.1186/s13071-018-2856-y

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11

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