Mink are small carnivores of the Mustelidae family. The American mink is the most common
and was imported to Europe, Asia, and Latin America for breeding, as its fur is very popular. …

Many infectious diseases have emerged or reemerged in Africa in the 21st century. Some of
them are associated with newly discovered microorganisms such as Rickettsia felis and …

Most of the human pandemics reported to date can be classified as zoonoses. Among these,
there is a long history of infectious diseases that have spread from non-human primates (…

An acute tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia heilongjiangensis was diagnosed in
13 patients from the Russian Far East in 2002. We amplified and sequenced four portions of …

Background Rickettsioses are one of the most important causes of systemic febrile illness
among travelers from developed countries, but little is known about their incidence in …

This study aimed to compare the epidemiology of Rickettsia felis infection and malaria in
France, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa and to identify a common vector. Blood …

Background Our study aimed to assess the presence of different pathogens in ticks collected
in two regions in Côte d’Ivoire. Methodology/Principal Findings Real-time PCR and …

Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the spotted
fever group of the genus Rickettsia . These zoonoses are among the oldest known vector-…

Background Obligate intracellular bacteria of arthropods often exhibit a significant role in
either human health or arthropod ecology. Methodology/Principal Findings An obligate …

Coxiella burnetii is the agent of Q fever, or “query fever,” a zoonosis first described in Australia
in 1937. Since this first description, knowledge about this pathogen and its associated …