Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) and Rickettsia parkeri, United States.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 13(5): 751-3, 2007 May.
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ABSTRACT
Geographic distribution of Rickettsia parkeri in its US tick vector, Amblyomma maculatum, was evaluated by PCR. R. parkeri was detected in ticks from Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, which suggests that A. maculatum may be responsible for additional cases of R. parkeri rickettsiosis throughout much of its US range.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Rickettsia
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Ixodidae
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos