SynthesisParasites & vectors2023
Rickettsiales in the WHO European Region: an update from a One Health perspective.
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- Spatial Epidemiology and Ecological Determinants of Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Co-Circulation in Brijuni National Park, Croatia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Clinical characteristics and epidemiological analysis of 23 cases of tick-borne rickettsiosis in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Wild mammals as hosts ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2025Review
- Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Human Rickettsial Infections Detected in Nigeria: Discovery of a Significant Contributor to Acute Febrile Illness.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2025Article
- Microbiome-based surveillance of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens from urban wild boars in Barcelona, 2022-2023.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Detection of spotted fever group rickettsiae andFrontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- The first direct detection of spotted fever group Rickettsia spp. diversity in ticks from Ningxia, northwestern China.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
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- Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Wild Animals and Birds from Two Rehabilitation Facilities in Greece.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Identifying New Areas of Endemicity and Risk Factors forPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Clinical Study and Serological Diagnosis of Vector-Borne Pathogens in Sardinian Dogs.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Leptospira spp. and Rickettsia spp. as pathogens with zoonotic potential causing acute undifferentiated febrile illness in a central-eastern region of Peru.BMC research notes · 2024Article
- The application of the One Health approach in the management of five major zoonotic diseases using the World Bank domains: A scoping review.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Article
- Prevalence of tick-borne bacterial pathogens in Germany-has the situation changed after a decade?Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Article
- The Role of Wild Boars in the Circulation of Tick-Borne Pathogens: The First Evidence ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Hazard potential of Swiss Ixodes ricinus ticks: Virome composition and presence of selected bacterial and protozoan pathogens.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe availability of molecular techniques has significantly increased our understanding of bacteria of the order Rickettsiales, allowing the identification of distinct species in both vector and host arthropods. However, the literature lacks studies that comprehensively summarize the vast amount of knowledge generated on this topic in recent years. The purpose of this study was to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the distribution of Rickettsiales in arthropod vectors, animals and humans in the WHO European Region in order to provide useful information to predict the emergence of certain diseases in specific geographical areas and to formulate hypotheses regarding the possible pathogenetic role of some rickettsial species in the etiology of human pathological conditions.
methodsA systematic review of the literature in the PubMed and EMBASE databases was conducted following the PRISMA methodology using the search terms "Spotted fever" OR "rickettsiosis" OR "ricketts*" AND all the countries of the WHO European Region, from 1 January 2013 to 12 February 2022. Only studies that identified rickettsiae in human, animal or arthropod samples using molecular techniques were included in the review.
resultsA total of 467 articles considering 61 different species of Rickettsiales with confirmed or suspected human pathogenicity were analyzed in the review. More than 566 identifications of Rickettsiales DNA in human samples were described, of which 89 cases were assessed as importation cases. A total of 55 species of ticks, 17 species of fleas, 10 species of mite and four species of lice were found infected. Twenty-three species of Rickettsiales were detected in wild and domestic animal samples.
conclusionThe routine use of molecular methods to search for Rickettsiales DNA in questing ticks and other blood-sucking arthropods that commonly bite humans should be encouraged. Molecular methods specific for Rickettsiales should be used routinely in the diagnostics of fever of unknown origin and in all cases of human diseases secondary to an arthropod bite or animal contact.
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