Resistance in microbes towards existing antibiotics has become a part of natural adaptation,
leading to the survival of resistant microbial strains. It can be attributed to the extreme and …

Welcome to the 30th edition of Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy! The infectious
disease (ID) landscape has certainly continued to change over the past year, with COVID-19 …

Zoonotic-origin infectious diseases are one of the major concerns of human and veterinary
health systems. Ticks, as vectors of several zoonotic diseases, are ranked second only to …

Rickettsia, Anaplasma, and Ehrlichia belonging to the order Rickettsiales are causative
agents of tick-borne diseases in humans. During 2021, 434 ticks including Rhipicephalus …

Spotted fever group Rickettsia species are intracellular bacteria transmitted by tick or mite
vectors and that cause human diseases referred to as spotted fever group rickettsioses, or …

Tularemia is a rare but potentially serious bacterial zoonosis, which has been reported in the
47 contiguous states of the USA during 2001–2010. This report summarizes the passive …

Burgeoning cases of tick-borne disease present a significant public health problem in the
United States. Passive tick surveillance gained traction as an effective way to collect …

Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that is primarily caused by the rickettsial bacterium
Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Anaplasmosis is a febrile disease with common symptoms …

Background: Amblyomma americanum is the most common tick infesting both animals and
humans in the southern United States and transmits a variety of zoonotic agents. The rise in …

The Anaplasmataceae family includes obligate, arthropod-transmitted intracellular bacteria
that can be zoonotic and potentially fatal. Studies focusing on the interaction between …