A Nonmannitol-Fermenting Type of S. Enteritidis Producing Clinical Reactions Similar to Those of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Virus

1933 ◽  
Vol 48 (24) ◽  
pp. 677 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. F. Badger
Keyword(s):  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Fever Virus ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

AN INVESTIGATION OF TICKS AS DISEASE VECTORS IN BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA

1956 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 417-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. W. F. Banfield
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Q Fever ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Adult Tick ◽  
Ovis Canadensis ◽  
Fever Virus ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Banff National Park ◽  
The Common

A collection of 245 ticks (Dermacentor andersoni, Stiles, and Dermacentor albipictus, Packard) was made in the spring of 1953, from 17 localities in Banff National Park, Alberta. Laboratory tests indicated the presence of Colorado tick fever virus in three of 17 lots examined. One complement-fixation test was significantly positive for the Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rickettsia out of 19 tests. There was no indication of tularemia. One determination of the Q-fever virus was probably caused by laboratory contamination. The unfed adult ticks (D. andersoni) were found to be locally active from April 20 to June 22, 1953. The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) was found to be the common local host of the adult tick. The Columbian ground squirrel (Citellus columbianus) was found to be the common host of the nymphs.

Mitbringsel aus den Ferien

Praxis ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 94 (47) ◽  
pp. 1869-1870
Author(s):  
Balestra ◽  
Nüesch
Keyword(s):  
Rocky Mountains ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Rickettsia Conorii ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Klinische Diagnose ◽  
Rickettsia Rickettsii

Eine 37-jährige Patientin stellt sich nach der Rückkehr von einer Rundreise durch Nordamerika mit einem Status febrilis seit zehn Tagen und einem makulösem extremitätenbetontem Exanthem seit einem Tag vor. Bei suggestiver Klinik und Besuch der Rocky Mountains wird ein Rocky Mountain spotted fever diagnostiziert. Die Serologie für Rickettsia conorii, die mit Rickettsia rickettsii kreuzreagiert, war positiv und bestätigte die klinische Diagnose. Allerdings konnte der beweisende vierfache Titeranstieg, möglicherweise wegen spät abgenommener ersten Serologie, nicht nachgewiesen werden. Nach zweiwöchiger antibiotischer Therapie mit Doxycycline waren Status febrilis und Exanthem regredient.

Mosquito and Tick-borne Illnesses in the United States. Guidelines for the Recognition and Empiric Treatment of Zoonotic Diseases in the Wilderness.

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-257
Author(s):  
Suresh Antony
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Number Of Patients

Background:In the United States, tick-borne illnesses account for a significant number of patients that have been seen and treated by health care facilities. This in turn, has resulted in a significant morbidity and mortality and economic costs to the country.Methods:The distribution of these illnesses is geographically variable and is related to the climate as well. Many of these illnesses can be diagnosed and treated successfully, if recognized and started on appropriate antimicrobial therapy early in the disease process. Patient with illnesses such as Lyme disease, Wet Nile illness can result in chronic debilitating diseases if not recognized early and treated.Conclusion:This paper covers illnesses such as Lyme disease, West Nile illness, Rocky Mountain Spotted fever, Ehrlichia, Tularemia, typhus, mosquito borne illnesses such as enteroviruses, arboviruses as well as arthropod and rodent borne virus infections as well. It covers the epidemiology, clinical features and diagnostic tools needed to make the diagnosis and treat these patients as well.

scholarly journals Tick-Borne-Associated Illnesses in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (06) ◽  
pp. 269-275
Author(s):  
Kaila Lessner ◽  
Conrad Krawiec
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Human Ehrlichiosis

AbstractWhen unrecognized and antibiotic delay occurs, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain–spotted fever, babesiosis, and human ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis can result in multiorgan system dysfunction and potentially death. This review focuses on the early recognition, evaluation, and stabilization of the rare life-threatening sequelae seen in tick-borne illnesses that require admission in the pediatric intensive care unit.

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