Seasonal and spatial trends of rickettsioses in Sri Lanka (2009–2023): Spatio-temporal analysis and climate-linked modeling

Background Rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria of the order Rickettsiales, which includes several genera such as Rickettsia, Orientia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Neoehrlichia, and Neorickettsia, and are significant yet under-recognised vect…