Bacterial Vector Borne Diseases Flashcards
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Bacterial Agent: Rickettsia rickettsii
Targeted cell: Endothelial cells of blood vessels
Primary vector(s): Dermacentor sp, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato
Reservoir: Rodents
Epidemic typus
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Bacterial Agent: Rickettsia prowazekii
Targeted cell: endothelial cells
Primary vector(s): Pediculus humanus in feces
Reservoir: Humans, flying squirrels
Endemic typhus and murine typhus
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Bacterial Agent: Rickettsia typhi
Targeted cell: Endothelium
Primary vector(s): Xenopsylla cheopis; Ctenocephalides felis
Reservoir: Rodents, opossums, dogs, cats, other mammals
Murine typhus-like disease
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Bacterial Agent: Rickettsia felis
Targeted cell: Possibly endothelial cells
Primary vector(s): Ctenocephalides felis
Reservoir: Dogs, other mammals
Mediterranean spotted fever, boutonneuse fever
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Bacterial Agent: Rickettsia conorii
Vector(s): Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato
Reservoir: Ticks (dogs also infected)
Rickettsialpox
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Bacterial Agent: Rickettsia akari
Vector(s): Liponyssoides mites
Reservoir: Rodents
Scrub typhus
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Bacterial Agent: Orientia tsutsugamushi
Vector(s): Leptotrombidium mites
Reservoir: Rodents
Tidewater spotted fever
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Bacterial Agent: Rickettsia parkeri
Vector(s): Amblyomma maculatum
Reservoir: Unknown
Canine, feline, equine, and human anaplasmosis; tick-borne fever of ruminants in Europe
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Bacterial Agent: Anaplasma phagocytosis
Targeted cell: Granulocytes
Vector(s):
- Ixodes scapularis- Midwest and east coast
- Ixodes pacificus- West coast
- Ixodes ricinus -Europe
Reservoir: Rodents, ruminants
Bonine anaplasmosis
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Bacterial Agent: Anaplasma marginale
Targeted cell: RBCs
Vector(s): Dermacentor spp.**, Rhiphacephalus (Boophilus) spp. Tabanus spp.
Reservoir: Cattle
Canine cyclic thrombocytopenia
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Bacterial Agent: Anaplasma platys
Targeted cell: Platelets
Vector(s): Rhiphacephalus sanguineus senu lato
Reservoir: Dogs
Canine ehrlichiosis; tropical canine pancytopenia
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Bacterial agent: Ehrlichia canis
Targeted cell: Monocytoid cells (Monocytes and lymphocytes)
Primary vector(s): Rhicphacephalus sanguineus sensu lato
Reservoir: Dogs
Granulocytic ehrlichiosis
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Bacterial Agent: Ehrlichia ewingii
Targeted cell: Granulocytes
Vector(s): Amblyomma americanum
Reservoir: Dogs, white tailed deer
Heartwater
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Bacterial Agent: Ehrlichia ruminatum
Targeted cell: endothelial cells
Vector(s): Amblyomma variegatum (tropical bont tick)
Reservoir: Ruminants
Salmon poisoning disease
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Bacterial Agent: Neorickettsia helminothoeca
Targeted cell: Monocytes
Vector(s): Nanophyetus salminocola
Reservoir: Salmonid fish
Potomac Horse Fever
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Bacterial Agent: Neorickettsia risticii
Targeted cell: Endothelial cells
Vector(s): Acanthatrium oregonense
Reservoir: Bats; caddisflies
Lyme borreliosis
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Bacterial Agent: Borrelia burgdorferi; also Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii in Europe
Vector(s): Ixodes scapularis and other Ixodes sp.
Reservoir: Mice and other rodents
Avian spirochetosis
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Bacterial Agent: Borrelia anserina
Vector(s): Argas persicus
Reservoir: Argas persicus
Bovine borreliosis
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Bacterial Agent: Borrelia theileri
Vector(s): Rhiphacephalus spp.
Reservoir: Cattle
Cat scratch fever
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Bacterial Agent: Bartonella henselae, other Bartonella spp.
Vector(s): Ctenocephalides felis
Reservoir: Cats
Feline hemoplasmosis
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Bacterial Agent: Mycoplasma haemofelis, Mycoplasma haemominutum
Vector(s): Fleas suspected
Reservoir: Cats
Canine hemoplasmosis
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Bacterial Agent: Mycoplasma haemocanis
Vector(s): Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato
Reservoir: Dogs
Tuleremia
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Bacterial Agent: Francisella tularensis
Vector(s): Dermacentor variabilis, other ticks, mosquitoes
Reservoir: Rabbits, other mammals
Plague
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Bacterial Agent: Yersinia pestis
Vector(s): Xenopsylla cheopis and other fleas
Reservoir: Rodents
Q fever
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Bacterial Agent: Coxiella burnetii
Vector(s): Amblyomma spp and other ticks, more commonly inhaled
Reservoir: Various mammals
Infectious bovine keratoconjuctivitis
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Bacterial Agent: Moraxella bovis
Vector(s): Musca autumnalis
Reservoir: Cattle
