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TOMASSONE, Laura, Aranzazu PORTILLO, Markéta NOVÁKOVÁ, Rita de SOUSA and Jose Antonio OTEO. Neglected aspects of tick-borne rickettsioses. PARASITES & VECTORS. LONDON: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2018, vol. 11, No 263, p. 1-11. ISSN 1756-3305. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2856-y.

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Original name	Neglected aspects of tick-borne rickettsioses
Authors	TOMASSONE, Laura (380 Italy, guarantor), Aranzazu PORTILLO (724 Spain), Markéta NOVÁKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Rita de SOUSA (620 Portugal) and Jose Antonio OTEO (724 Spain).
Edition	PARASITES & VECTORS, LONDON, BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2018, 1756-3305.

Other information
Original language	English
Type of outcome	Article in a journal
Field of Study	30309 Tropical medicine
Country of publisher	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree	is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor	Impact factor: 3.031
RIV identification code	RIV/00216224:14110/18:00104106
Organization unit	Faculty of Medicine
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2856-y
UT WoS	000430819700003
Keywords in English	Rickettsia spp.; Ticks; Vertebrate hosts; Candidatus; Epidemiology
Tags	14110513, rivok
Tags	International impact, Reviewed
Changed by	Changed by: Soňa Böhmová, učo 232884. Changed: 10/2/2019 16:31.

Abstract
Rickettsioses are among the oldest known infectious diseases. In spite of this, and of the extensive research carried out, many aspects of the biology and epidemiology of tick-borne rickettsiae are far from being completely understood. Their association with arthropod vectors, the importance of vertebrates as reservoirs, the rarity of clinical signs in animals, or the interactions of pathogenic species with rickettsial endosymbionts and with the host intracellular environment, are only some examples. Moreover, new rickettsiae are continuously being discovered. In this review, we focus on the 'neglected' aspects of tick-borne rickettsioses and on the gaps in knowledge, which could help to explain why these infections are still emerging and re-emerging threats worldwide.

Abstract

Rickettsioses are among the oldest known infectious diseases. In spite of this, and of the extensive research carried out, many aspects of the biology and epidemiology of tick-borne rickettsiae are far from being completely understood. Their association with arthropod vectors, the importance of vertebrates as reservoirs, the rarity of clinical signs in animals, or the interactions of pathogenic species with rickettsial endosymbionts and with the host intracellular environment, are only some examples. Moreover, new rickettsiae are continuously being discovered. In this review, we focus on the 'neglected' aspects of tick-borne rickettsioses and on the gaps in knowledge, which could help to explain why these infections are still emerging and re-emerging threats worldwide.