Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-14-2023
Publication Title
Pathogens
DOI
10.3390/pathogens12091161
Abstract
Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia conorii subspecies conorii and transmitted to humans by Rhipicephalus sanguineus 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.
Recommended Citation
Gafarova, Muniver T., Marina E. Eremeeva.
2023.
"History and Current Status of Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in the Crimean Peninsula and Neighboring Regions along the Black Sea Coast."
Pathogens, 12 (9): MDPI.
doi: 10.3390/pathogens12091161
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/bee-facpubs/393
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Comments
Georgia Southern University faculty member, Marina E. Eremeeva co-authored History and Current Status of Mediterranean Spotted Fever (MSF) in the Crimean Peninsula and Neighboring Regions along the Black Sea Coast.