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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Rickettsiales in Italy
Marcello TrizzinoClaudia ColombaManlio TolomeoAntonio CascioChiara IariaCristoforo Guccionesubject
Microbiology (medical)AnaplasmaEhrlichialcsh:MedicineRickettsialesImmunology and AllergyAnaplasmaRickettsiaMolecular Biology<i>Orientia</i>OrientiaGeneral Immunology and MicrobiologybiologyEhrlichialcsh:RRickettsialesbiology.organism_classification<i>Rickettsia</i>OrientiaAnaplasma phagocytophilumVirology<i>Ehrlichia</i>Infectious DiseasesRickettsia<i>Anaplasma</i>Systematic ReviewRickettsia conoriiRickettsiales<i>Rickettsiales</i>description
There is no updated information on the spread of Rickettsiales in Italy. The purpose of our study is to take stock of the situation on Rickettsiales in Italy by focusing attention on the species identified by molecular methods in humans, in bloodsucking arthropods that could potentially attack humans, and in animals, possible hosts of these Rickettsiales. A computerized search without language restriction was conducted using PubMed updated as of December 31, 2020. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology was followed. Overall, 36 species of microorganisms belonging to Rickettsiales were found. The only species identified in human tissues were Anaplasma phagocytophilum,Rickettsia conorii, R. conorii subsp. israelensis, R. monacensis, R. massiliae, and R. slovaca. Microorganisms transmissible by bloodsucking arthropods could cause humans pathologies not yet well characterized. It should become routine to study the pathogens present in ticks that have bitten a man and at the same time that molecular studies for the search for Rickettsiales can be performed routinely in people who have suffered bites from bloodsucking arthropods.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-01 | Pathogens |