Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma maculatum Ticks, North Carolina, USA, 2009–2010

We detected Rickettsia parkeri in 20%−33% of Amblyomma maculatum ticks sampled in North Carolina. Results highlight the high frequencies of R. parkeri–infected ticks in the state with the highest annual incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Epidemiologic studies are needed to definitively link...

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Autores principales: Varela-Stokes, Andrea S., Paddock, Christopher D., Engber, Barry, Toliver, Marcee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3311201/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22172164
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1712.110789
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Sumario:We detected Rickettsia parkeri in 20%−33% of Amblyomma maculatum ticks sampled in North Carolina. Results highlight the high frequencies of R. parkeri–infected ticks in the state with the highest annual incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Epidemiologic studies are needed to definitively link R. parkeri to cases of spotted fever rickettsiosis.

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