Rickettsia africae: identifying gaps in the current knowledge on vector-pathogen-host interactions
Rickettsia africae is a bacterium of zoonotic importance, which causes African tick bite fever (ATBF) in humans. This pathogen is transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma, with Amblyomma hebraeum and Amblyomma variegatum being the major vectors. Tick species other than the above-mentioned have a...
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Rickettsia africae is a bacterium of zoonotic importance, which causes African tick bite fever (ATBF) in humans. This pathogen is transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma, with Amblyomma hebraeum and Amblyomma variegatum being the major vectors. Tick species other than the above-mentioned have also been reported to carry R. africae DNA. There is scarcity of information on the epidemiology of this pathogen, yet several cases have been recorded in foreign travellers who visited endemic areas, especially southern Africa. The disease has rarely been described in people from endemic regions. The aim of this study was to discuss the information that is currently available on the epidemiology of R. africae, highlighting the gaps in this field. Furthermore, ATBF cases, clinical signs and the locations where the cases occurred are also listed in this review.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b77c4df4c2b64bc19eec756ea73b9c4c2025-08-20T02:27:14ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802021-08-01150810.3855/jidc.13291Rickettsia africae: identifying gaps in the current knowledge on vector-pathogen-host interactionsEstere Mazhetese0Vlademiro Magaia1Elisa Taviani2Luis Neves3Darshana Morar-Leather4Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Gauteng, South AfricaEduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, MozambiqueEduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, MozambiqueDepartment of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Gauteng, South AfricaDepartment of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Gauteng, South Africa Rickettsia africae is a bacterium of zoonotic importance, which causes African tick bite fever (ATBF) in humans. This pathogen is transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma, with Amblyomma hebraeum and Amblyomma variegatum being the major vectors. Tick species other than the above-mentioned have also been reported to carry R. africae DNA. There is scarcity of information on the epidemiology of this pathogen, yet several cases have been recorded in foreign travellers who visited endemic areas, especially southern Africa. The disease has rarely been described in people from endemic regions. The aim of this study was to discuss the information that is currently available on the epidemiology of R. africae, highlighting the gaps in this field. Furthermore, ATBF cases, clinical signs and the locations where the cases occurred are also listed in this review. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13291African tick bite feverAmblyomma habraeumRickettsia africae |
| spellingShingle | Estere Mazhetese Vlademiro Magaia Elisa Taviani Luis Neves Darshana Morar-Leather Rickettsia africae: identifying gaps in the current knowledge on vector-pathogen-host interactions Journal of Infection in Developing Countries African tick bite fever Amblyomma habraeum Rickettsia africae |
| title | Rickettsia africae: identifying gaps in the current knowledge on vector-pathogen-host interactions |
| title_full | Rickettsia africae: identifying gaps in the current knowledge on vector-pathogen-host interactions |
| title_fullStr | Rickettsia africae: identifying gaps in the current knowledge on vector-pathogen-host interactions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rickettsia africae: identifying gaps in the current knowledge on vector-pathogen-host interactions |
| title_short | Rickettsia africae: identifying gaps in the current knowledge on vector-pathogen-host interactions |
| title_sort | rickettsia africae identifying gaps in the current knowledge on vector pathogen host interactions |
| topic | African tick bite fever Amblyomma habraeum Rickettsia africae |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13291 |
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