Rickettsia rickettsii Transmission by a Lone Star Tick, North Carolina

Only indirect or circumstantial evidence has been published to support transmission of Rickettsia rickettsii by Amblyomma americanum (lone star) ticks in North America. This study provides molecular evidence that A. americanum ticks can function, although most likely infrequently, as vectors of Rock...

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Main Authors: Breitschwerdt, Edward B., Hegarty, Barbara C., Maggi, Ricardo G., Lantos, Paul M., Aslett, Denise M., Bradley, Julie M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3321779/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21529399
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1705.101530
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