High Rates of Rickettsia parkeri Infection in Gulf Coast Ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) and Identification of “Candidatus Rickettsia Andeanae” from Fairfax County, Virginia

The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, is a vector of Rickettsia parkeri, a recently identified human pathogen that causes a disease with clinical symptoms that resemble a mild form of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Because the prevalence of R. parkeri infection in geographically distinct populati...

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Main Authors: Fornadel, Christen M., Zhang, Xing, Smith, Joshua D., Paddock, Christopher D., Arias, Jorge R., Norris, Douglas E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3231788/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21867421
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2011.0654
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