ArticleExperimental & applied acarology2022
Rickettsia africae infection rates and transovarial transmission in Amblyomma hebraeum ticks in Mnisi, Bushbuckridge, South Africa.
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- Tick-Borne Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of Pathogens, Research Focus, and Implications for Public Health.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
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- Comparative tissue-specific microbiome analyses identify keystone endosymbionts shaping pathogen interactions in dromedary camel ticks.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- The Microbiome and Coxiella Diversity Found in Amblyomma hebraeum and Dermacentor rhinocerinus Ticks Sampled from White Rhinoceros.Microbial ecology · 2025Article
- Infection Rates and Characterisation ofMicroorganisms · 2024Article
- Rickettsia africae infections in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review of epidemiological studies and summary of case reports.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2024Review
- Molecular Detection and Characterization of Rickettsia Species in Ixodid Ticks from Selected Regions of Namibia.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- A systematic review of ticks and tick-borne pathogens of cattle reared by smallholder farmers in South Africa.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2024Review
- Characterisation of South African field Ehrlichia ruminantium using multilocus sequence typing.The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research · 2023Article
- Rickettsia africae and other unclassified Rickettsia species of the spotted fever group in ticks of the Western Ghats, India.Experimental & applied acarology · 2023Article
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- Entomological risk of African tick-bite fever (Rickettsia africae infection) in Eswatini.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
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Abstract
Rickettsia africae is a gram-negative bacterium, which causes African tick bite fever (ATBF) in humans. ATBF is a febrile disease mainly affecting travellers to southern Africa. This bacterium is known to be transmitted by Amblyomma hebraeum and Amblyomma variegatum ticks. In southern Africa, the principal vector is A. hebraeum. Febrile disease is a serious issue in the study area. There is a high prevalence of non-malaria illness caused by Rickettsia, so there is a need to have more knowledge on these species. Infection rates and transovarial transmission efficiency of R. africae in A. hebraeum ticks were investigated in a rural area of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. Adult and engorged A. hebraeum female ticks were collected from cattle. Larvae were collected by dragging a cloth at ground level using 100 steps, equivalent to an area of 100 m
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