Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma americanum Ticks, Tennessee and Georgia, USA

To determine the geographic distribution of the newly recognized human pathogen Rickettsia parkeri, we looked for this organism in ticks from Tennessee and Georgia, USA. Using PCR and sequence analysis, we identified R. parkeri in 2 Amblyomma americanum ticks. This rickettsiosis may be underdiagnose...

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Autores principales: Cohen, Sara B., Yabsley, Michael J., Garrison, Laurel E., Freye, James D., Dunlap, Brett G., Dunn, John R., Mead, Daniel G., Jones, Timothy F., Moncayo, Abelardo C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2819870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19788817
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1509.090330
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Sumario:To determine the geographic distribution of the newly recognized human pathogen Rickettsia parkeri, we looked for this organism in ticks from Tennessee and Georgia, USA. Using PCR and sequence analysis, we identified R. parkeri in 2 Amblyomma americanum ticks. This rickettsiosis may be underdiagnosed in the eastern United States.

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