Rickettsia rickettsii transmission by a lone star tick, North Carolina.

Breitschwerdt, Edward B; Hegarty, Barbara C; Maggi, Ricardo G; Lantos, Paul M; Aslett, Denise M; Bradley, Julie M

Breitschwerdt, Edward B; Hegarty, Barbara C; Maggi, Ricardo G; Lantos, Paul M; Aslett, Denise M; Bradley, Julie M.

Affiliation

Breitschwerdt EB; Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA. ed_breitschwerdt@ncsu.edu

Emerg Infect Dis ; 17(5): 873-5, 2011 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21529399

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

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 Rocky Mountain spotted fever for humans.

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Rickettsia rickettsii/physiology; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/transmission; Ticks/microbiology; Adolescent; Animals; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/genetics; Doxycycline/therapeutic use; Humans; Male; Mitochondria/genetics; North Carolina; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/diagnosis; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/drug therapy; Skin/pathology; Ticks/genetics

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Rickettsia rickettsii / Ticks / Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Animals / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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