Abstract In a follow-up to the investigations of soft ticks identified from seabird nest soil and litter collected coastal islands Republic Korea (ROK), Ornithodoros sawaii capensis were assessed for presence identification rickettsiae. Ticks samples 50–100 g nests individually by morphological techniques, species confirmed sequencing mt-rrs gene. Subsequently, tick DNA preparations screened ri...

The seven species belonging to Tychobythinus theryi group are revised. Tychobythinus theryi (Guillebeau, 1894), Tychobythinus bordei (Peyerimhoff, 1919), Tychobythinus longipalpis (Normand, 1930), Tychobythinus normandi (Jeannel, 1956) and Tychobythinus peyerimhoffi (Jeannel, 1956) are redescribed and illustrated, and Tychobythinus besucheti Sabella sp. n. from northeastern Algeria is described...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The seasonal effect on the relapse of rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathies is still unclear. To assess the seasonal distribution of relapse onset in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthropathy (SpA) and its association with solar factors. METHODS The monthly distribution of relapse onsets during the years 1998-2000 was retrospectively chart reviewed in...

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare autoimmune disease that is characterized by inflammatory reaction of unknown etiology and destruction of cartilaginous structures. Characteristic symptoms of this disease include cartilage inflammation of the ear, nose, larynx, trachea, bronchi, joints, eyes, heart and skin. Concomitance with neurologic symptom is very rare in RP, and the detailed underly...