Novel Candidatus Rickettsia Species Detected in Nostril Tick from Human, Gabon, 2014

We report the identification of a nymphal nostril tick (Amblyomma sp.) from a national park visitor in Gabon and subsequent molecular detection and characterization of tickborne bacteria. Our findings provide evidence of a potentially new Rickettsia sp. circulating in Africa and indicate that tick b...

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Autores principales: Lopez-Velez, Rogelio, Palomar, Ana M., Oteo, José A., Norman, Francesca F., Pérez-Molina, José A., Portillo, Aránzazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4313649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25625886
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2102.141048
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Sumario:We report the identification of a nymphal nostril tick (Amblyomma sp.) from a national park visitor in Gabon and subsequent molecular detection and characterization of tickborne bacteria. Our findings provide evidence of a potentially new Rickettsia sp. circulating in Africa and indicate that tick bites may pose a risk to persons visiting parks in the region.

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