Rickettsiae in Gulf Coast Ticks, Arkansas, USA

To determine the cause of spotted fever cases in the southern United States, we screened Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) collected in Arkansas for rickettsiae. Of the screened ticks, 30% had PCR amplicons consistent with Rickettsia parkeri or Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Trout, Rebecca, Steelman, C. Dayton, Szalanski, Allen L., Williamson, Phillip C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2953995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20409375
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1605.091314
Descripción
Sumario:To determine the cause of spotted fever cases in the southern United States, we screened Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) collected in Arkansas for rickettsiae. Of the screened ticks, 30% had PCR amplicons consistent with Rickettsia parkeri or Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii.

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