Molecular Confirmation of Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma ovale Ticks, Veracruz, Mexico

We found Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma ovale ticks collected in Veracruz, Mexico, in 2018. We sequenced gene segments of gltA, htrA, sca0, and sca5; phylogenetic reconstruction revealed near-complete identity with R. parkeri strain Atlantic Rainforest. Enhanced surveillance is needed in Mexico to...

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Autores principales: Sánchez-Montes, Sokani, Ballados-González, Gerardo G., Hernández-Velasco, Alejandra, Zazueta-Islas, Héctor M., Solis-Cortés, Marlene, Miranda-Ortiz, Haydee, Canseco-Méndez, Julio C., Fernández-Figueroa, Edith A., Colunga-Salas, Pablo, López-Pérez, Andrés M., Delgado-de la Mora, Jesús, Licona-Enriquez, Jesús D., Delgado-de la Mora, David, Karpathy, Sandor E., Paddock, Christopher D., Rangel-Escareño, Claudia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6874242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31742525
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.190964
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Sumario:We found Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma ovale ticks collected in Veracruz, Mexico, in 2018. We sequenced gene segments of gltA, htrA, sca0, and sca5; phylogenetic reconstruction revealed near-complete identity with R. parkeri strain Atlantic Rainforest. Enhanced surveillance is needed in Mexico to determine the public health relevance of this bacterium.

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