The diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care nucleic acid-based isothermal amplification assays for scrub typhus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Rashi Dixit, Sandeep Manikandan, John Antony Jude Prakash, Manisha Biswal, Dharitri Mohapatra, Natarajan Gopalan, G. Gnanamani, Sujit Kumar Behera

“…IntroductionThe diagnosis and detection of pathogens such as Rickettsia and Orientia is a cause of major concern among the public health community. …”
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Three-way relationships between gut microbiota, helminth assemblages and bacterial infections in wild rodent populations by Bouilloud, Marie, Galan, Maxime, Dubois, Adelaide, Diagne, Christophe, Marianneau, Philippe, Roche, Benjamin, Charbonnel, Nathalie

“…Especially, infections with Neoehrlichia mikurensis, Orientia sp, Rickettsia sp and P. omphalodes were associated with lower relative abundance of the family Erysipelotrichaceae (Firmicutes), while coinfections with higher number of bacterial infections were associated with lower relative abundance of a Bacteroidales family (Bacteroidetes). …”
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Molecular investigation reveals three hemotropic mycoplasmas in cats and three tick species in China by Hongfei Shi, Guoguang Li, Dandan Li, Hongyue Zhai, Shidong Ji, Yun Hu, Long Wang, Lunguang Yao

“…M. haemominutum’, 96 ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobos’, 41 M. haemofelis, and 64 Rickettsia felis-positive amplicons from both cats and ticks. …”
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Respiratory pathogen spectrum and epidemiological trends in Hainan Province: a retrospective analysis from 2017 to 2023 by Lvying Wu, Jianan Zhang, Zhiming Wu, Hua Pei, You Zhang

“…A total of 21,036 patients with RTI of all age groups were enrolled and tested for nine common pathogens: influenza A virus (Flu-A), influenza B virus (Flu-B), parainfluenza virus (PIV), Adenovirus (AAV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Q fever Rickettsiae (Q Fever), Legionella pneumophila (L. pne), Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pne), and Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pne). …”
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