A Highly Virulent Strain of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Virus Isolated in the Eastern United States

1940 ◽  
Vol 55 (17) ◽  
pp. 728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman H. Topping ◽  
R. E. Dyer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Virulent Strain ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Fever Virus ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Highly Virulent

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in the Eastern United States

1969 ◽  
Vol 280 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald W. Hazard ◽  
Robert N. Ganz ◽  
Robert W. Nevin ◽  
Alan H. Nauss ◽  
Ever Curtis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

The Recovery of Strains of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Tularemia from Ticks of the Eastern United States

1952 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Parker ◽  
J. F. Bell ◽  
W. S. Chalgren ◽  
F. B. Thrailkill ◽  
A. M. T. Mckee
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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 Dermacentor variabilis is the Predominant Dermacentor spp. (Acari: Ixodidae) Feeding on Dogs and Cats Throughout the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn T Duncan ◽  
Meriam N Saleh ◽  
Kellee D Sundstrom ◽  
Susan E Little
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Spotted Fever ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dermacentor Variabilis ◽  
Western United States ◽  
Its2 Region ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ◽  
Dermacentor Albipictus

Abstract Throughout North America, Dermacentor spp. ticks are often found feeding on animals and humans, and are known to transmit pathogens, including the Rocky Mountain spotted fever agent. To better define the identity and distribution of Dermacentor spp. removed from dogs and cats in the United States, ticks submitted from 1,457 dogs (n = 2,924 ticks) and 137 cats (n = 209 ticks) from veterinary practices in 44/50 states from February 2018-January 2020 were identified morphologically (n = 3,133); the identity of ticks from regions where Dermacentor andersoni (Stiles) have been reported, and a subset of ticks from other regions, were confirmed molecularly through amplification and sequencing of the ITS2 region and a 16S rRNA gene fragment. Of the ticks submitted, 99.3% (3,112/3,133) were Dermacentor variabilis (Say), 0.4% (12/3,133) were D. andersoni, and 0.3% (9/3,133) were Dermacentor albipictus (Packard). While translocation of pets prior to tick removal cannot be discounted, the majority (106/122; 87%) of Dermacentor spp. ticks removed from dogs and cats in six Rocky Mountain states (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado) were D. variabilis, suggesting this species may be more widespread in the western United States than is currently recognized, or that D. andersoni, if still common in the region, preferentially feeds on hosts other than dogs and cats. Together, these data support the interpretation that D. variabilis is the predominant Dermacentor species found on pets throughout the United States, a finding that may reflect recent shifts in tick distribution.

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