| vectors vs. humans in australia--who is on top down under? an update on vector-borne disease and research on vectors in australia. | australia has a diversity of vectors and vector-borne human diseases. mosquito-borne arboviruses are of greatest concern, but there are issues with other vector and pathogen systems. mosquitoes were responsible for more than 35,000 cases of ross river virus during 1991-1997. barmah forest virus is increasing nationwide, and unidentified bunyaviruses suspected of causing illness have been isolated. cases of murray valley encephalitis have occurred in 14 of the past 20 years in northern australia. ... | 1998 | 9673928 |
| evidence of a spotted fever-like rickettsia and a potential new vector from northeastern australia. | a spotted fever-like rickettsia was identified in a hemaphysalis tick by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) amplification and sequencing of the 16s rdna, ompa, and ompb genes. a comparison of these nucleotide sequences with those of other spotted fever group (sfg) rickettsiae revealed that the hemaphysalis tick rickettsia ia was distinct from other previously reported strains. phylogenetic analysis based on both ompa and ompb also indicates that the strain's closest relatives are the agents of thai ... | 2005 | 16363177 |
| flinders island spotted fever rickettsioses caused by "marmionii" strain of rickettsia honei, eastern australia. | australia has 4 rickettsial diseases: murine typhus, queensland tick typhus, flinders island spotted fever, and scrub typhus. we describe 7 cases of a rickettsiosis with an acute onset and symptoms of fever (100%), headache (71%), arthralgia (43%), myalgia (43%), cough (43%), maculopapular/petechial rash (43%), nausea (29%), pharyngitis (29%), lymphadenopathy (29%), and eschar (29%). cases were most prevalent in autumn and from eastern australia, including queensland, tasmania, and south austral ... | 2007 | 17553271 |
| three rickettsioses, darnley island, australia. | we report 3 rickettsioses on darnley island, australia, in the torres strait. in addition to previously described cases of flinders island spotted fever (rickettsia honei strain "marmionii"), we describe 1 case of queensland tick typhus (r. australis) and 2 cases of scrub typhus caused by a unique strain (orientia tsutsugamushi). | 2007 | 18214193 |