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SUBMITTER: Sekeyova Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6715168 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20190829 8
As a result of migrations and globalization, people may face a possible increase in the incidence of central nervous system rickettsial infections (CNS R). These diseases, caused by Rickettsia species and transmitted to humans by arthropod bites, are putatively lethal. However, the diagnosis of CNS R is challenging and often delayed due to their nonspecific clinical presentation and the strict intracellular nature of rickettsiae. Furthermore, transfer of rickettsiae to the brain parenchyma is no ...[more]