A5087455887- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Study of Mite Species
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Bartonella species infections research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps
2022-2024
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2013-2022
In this study, we aimed to identify and genetically characterize spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae in ticks, domestic one-humped camels, horses from farms Bedouin communities southern Israel. A total of 618 ixodid ticks (Hyalomma dromedarii, Hyalomma turanicum, excavatum, impeltatum) collected camels horses, as well 152 blood samples 148 four were included the study. Initial screening for was carried out by targeting gltA gene. Positive further analyzed rickettsial ompA, 17kDa, ompB, 16S...
Relapsing fever (RF) is an acute infectious disease caused by arthropod-borne spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. The characterized recurrent episodes that concur with spirochetemia. RF borrelioses include louse-borne Borrelia recurrentis and tick-borne endemic transmitted argasid soft ticks several spp. such as B. crocidurae, coriaceae, duttoni, hermsii, hispanica persica. Human infection persica tick Ornithodoros tholozani has been reported from Iran, Israel, Egypt, India, Central Asia....
Abstract Background An outbreak of leishmaniosis was studied in cats and dogs housed together with no separation an animal shelter Israel. Methods The study included recording clinical signs, serology for Leishmania infection by ELISA, PCR blood DNA ITS1 HRM kDNA PCR, parasite quantification, trapping sand flies around the shelter. Results Thirty-seven % (22/60) 75% (50/67) were seropositive to L. infantum a significantly higher seropositivity rate cat population ( χ 2 = 42.160, P <...
Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Eurasia. Borrelia miyamotoi only known relapsing fever group spirochete transmitted by Ixodes species. The aim of this study was to investigate presence spp. and ricinus ticks collected from dogs vegetation different parts Vojvodina, Serbia. A total 71 were screened for real-time PCR flagellin B (flaB) gene followed DNA sequencing products. Species identification verified outer surface protein (ospA) Disease...
Relapsing fever borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Borrelia, inflicting recurrent episodes and spirochetemia in humans. Borrelia persica, causative agent relapsing Israel, prevalent over a broad geographic area that extends from India to Egypt. It transmitted soft tick Ornithodoros tholozani causes humans as well domestic cats dogs. The goal this study was survey dogs Israel for infection with B. persica.Blood, sera demographic clinical data were collected...
Borrelia persica, transmitted by the argasid tick Ornithodoros tholozani, causes human tick-borne relapsing fever in Middle East and Central Asia. Infection is acquired often when visiting tick-infested caves reported to be mainly transovarially between ticks, occasionally infecting humans. To study epidemiology of this infection, ticks were trapped 24 12 geographic zones covering all Israel identified morphologically. DNA was extracted from larvae, nymphs, adult stages each location PCR...
Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) caused by