Tasmanian salmon farming is facing criticism, with an MP and environmental groups calling for an inquiry into the industry ...

The Lamason Lab studies R. parkeri as a model for infection of the more virulent Rickettsia rickettsii. R. rickettsii, carried and transmitted by ticks, causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

Medically reviewed by Ronald Lubelchek, MDTyphus fevers are a group of diseases caused by rickettsia bacteria infection. Typhus is transferred to humans by an infected animal. Typical carriers include ...

Rural communities are at high risk of potentially life-threatening scrub typhus infections, according to a study by ...

The objective of the investigation was to determine the initial antibiotic administered to children for whom rickettsial infection was considered likely. METHODS: The study population consisted of ...

Tick-borne diseases are an endemic and emergent public health problem ... Determining the vector ecology and epidemiology of tick-borne spotted fever group Rickettsia in a large urban setting of ...

Scrub typhus is caused by the bacterium 'Orientia tsutsugamushi', which belongs to the rickettsia family. Severe illness due to the infection can lead to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), ...

A study in Tamil Nadu, India, finds that scrub typhus is a common yet under-recognized cause of fever, affecting up to 10% of ...