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Inferring the Potential Distribution of an Emerging Rickettsiosis in America: The Case of Rickettsia parkeri
Tick-borne rickettsioses represent a severe public health problem that has increased in recent decades by several activities that place human populations in contact with a wide range of vectors. In particular, Rickettsia parkeri, an eschar-associated spotted fever agent, represents an emerging patho...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8152739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34068132 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10050592 |
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author | Moo-Llanes, David A. de Oca-Aguilar, Ana C. Montes Romero-Salas, Dora Sánchez-Montes, Sokani |
author_facet | Moo-Llanes, David A. de Oca-Aguilar, Ana C. Montes Romero-Salas, Dora Sánchez-Montes, Sokani |
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description | Tick-borne rickettsioses represent a severe public health problem that has increased in recent decades by several activities that place human populations in contact with a wide range of vectors. In particular, Rickettsia parkeri, an eschar-associated spotted fever agent, represents an emerging pathogen that has been gradually identified throughout America. In the present work, we compiled an occurrence database of these bacteria, as well as its vectors, in order to identify the potential distribution of these bacteria and to detect the risk areas where this emerging pathogen may be circulating. The results show the at-risk areas to be broad regions in Central America, on the coast of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, part of Brazil and Argentina, and the greater part of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Particularly, in Mexico, conditions exist for widespread dissemination. Our results must be considered for the establishment of active acarological surveillance in previously unsampled areas, as well as the establishment of prevention measures for vulnerable populations and risk groups participating in outdoor activities that can place them in contact with this pathogen. |
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spelling | pubmed-81527392021-05-27 Inferring the Potential Distribution of an Emerging Rickettsiosis in America: The Case of Rickettsia parkeri Moo-Llanes, David A. de Oca-Aguilar, Ana C. Montes Romero-Salas, Dora Sánchez-Montes, Sokani Pathogens Article Tick-borne rickettsioses represent a severe public health problem that has increased in recent decades by several activities that place human populations in contact with a wide range of vectors. In particular, Rickettsia parkeri, an eschar-associated spotted fever agent, represents an emerging pathogen that has been gradually identified throughout America. In the present work, we compiled an occurrence database of these bacteria, as well as its vectors, in order to identify the potential distribution of these bacteria and to detect the risk areas where this emerging pathogen may be circulating. The results show the at-risk areas to be broad regions in Central America, on the coast of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, part of Brazil and Argentina, and the greater part of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Particularly, in Mexico, conditions exist for widespread dissemination. Our results must be considered for the establishment of active acarological surveillance in previously unsampled areas, as well as the establishment of prevention measures for vulnerable populations and risk groups participating in outdoor activities that can place them in contact with this pathogen. MDPI 2021-05-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8152739/ /pubmed/34068132 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10050592 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Moo-Llanes, David A. de Oca-Aguilar, Ana C. Montes Romero-Salas, Dora Sánchez-Montes, Sokani Inferring the Potential Distribution of an Emerging Rickettsiosis in America: The Case of Rickettsia parkeri |
title | Inferring the Potential Distribution of an Emerging Rickettsiosis in America: The Case of Rickettsia parkeri |
title_full | Inferring the Potential Distribution of an Emerging Rickettsiosis in America: The Case of Rickettsia parkeri |
title_fullStr | Inferring the Potential Distribution of an Emerging Rickettsiosis in America: The Case of Rickettsia parkeri |
title_full_unstemmed | Inferring the Potential Distribution of an Emerging Rickettsiosis in America: The Case of Rickettsia parkeri |
title_short | Inferring the Potential Distribution of an Emerging Rickettsiosis in America: The Case of Rickettsia parkeri |
title_sort | inferring the potential distribution of an emerging rickettsiosis in america: the case of rickettsia parkeri |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8152739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34068132 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10050592 |
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