History and Current Status of Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in the Crimean Peninsula and Neighboring Regions along the Black Sea Coast
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by <i>Rickettsia conorii</i> subspecies <i>conorii</i> and transmitted to humans by <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i> ticks. The disease was first discovered in Tunisia in 1910 and was subsequent...
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| description | Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by <i>Rickettsia conorii</i> subspecies <i>conorii</i> and transmitted to humans by <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i> ticks. The disease was first discovered in Tunisia in 1910 and was subsequently reported from other Mediterranean countries. The first cases of MSF in the former Soviet Union were detected in 1936 on the Crimean Peninsula. This review summarizes the historic information and main features of MSF in that region and contemporary surveillance and control efforts for this rickettsiosis. Current data pertinent to the epidemiology of the disease, circulation of the ticks and distribution of animal hosts are discussed and compared for each of the countries in the Black Sea basin where MSF occurs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c695fed1ee254c95ba4f47e4e514593c2023-11-19T12:22:56ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172023-09-01129116110.3390/pathogens12091161History and Current Status of Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in the Crimean Peninsula and Neighboring Regions along the Black Sea CoastMuniver T. Gafarova0Marina E. Eremeeva1S.I. Georgievsky Medical Academy (Academic Unit), V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, 295051 Simferopol, RussiaJiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30458, USAMediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by <i>Rickettsia conorii</i> subspecies <i>conorii</i> and transmitted to humans by <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i> ticks. The disease was first discovered in Tunisia in 1910 and was subsequently reported from other Mediterranean countries. The first cases of MSF in the former Soviet Union were detected in 1936 on the Crimean Peninsula. This review summarizes the historic information and main features of MSF in that region and contemporary surveillance and control efforts for this rickettsiosis. Current data pertinent to the epidemiology of the disease, circulation of the ticks and distribution of animal hosts are discussed and compared for each of the countries in the Black Sea basin where MSF occurs.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/9/1161Mediterranean spotted fever<i>Rickettsia conorii</i><i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i>Black Sea |
| spellingShingle | Muniver T. Gafarova Marina E. Eremeeva History and Current Status of Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in the Crimean Peninsula and Neighboring Regions along the Black Sea Coast Pathogens Mediterranean spotted fever <i>Rickettsia conorii</i> <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i> Black Sea |
| title | History and Current Status of Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in the Crimean Peninsula and Neighboring Regions along the Black Sea Coast |
| title_full | History and Current Status of Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in the Crimean Peninsula and Neighboring Regions along the Black Sea Coast |
| title_fullStr | History and Current Status of Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in the Crimean Peninsula and Neighboring Regions along the Black Sea Coast |
| title_full_unstemmed | History and Current Status of Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in the Crimean Peninsula and Neighboring Regions along the Black Sea Coast |
| title_short | History and Current Status of Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in the Crimean Peninsula and Neighboring Regions along the Black Sea Coast |
| title_sort | history and current status of mediterranean spotted fever msf in the crimean peninsula and neighboring regions along the black sea coast |
| topic | Mediterranean spotted fever <i>Rickettsia conorii</i> <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i> Black Sea |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/9/1161 |
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