Abstract
We report serologic and molecular evidence of acute, febrile illness associated with Rickettsia conorii in 3 male Yorkshire terriers from Sicily (Italy).
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / chemistry
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics
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Base Sequence
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Boutonneuse Fever / drug therapy
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Boutonneuse Fever / microbiology
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Boutonneuse Fever / veterinary*
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Dog Diseases / drug therapy
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Dog Diseases / microbiology*
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Dogs
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Fever / microbiology
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Fever / veterinary*
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique / veterinary
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
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Rickettsia conorii / genetics
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Rickettsia conorii / isolation & purification*
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sicily
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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DNA, Bacterial
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OMPA outer membrane proteins
Associated data
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GENBANK/DQ518245
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GENBANK/DQ518246
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GENBANK/DQ518247