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Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma maculatum ticks, North Carolina, USA, 2009-2010 |
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| Authors: | Varela-Stokes Andrea S Paddock Christopher D Engber Barry Toliver Marcee |
| Affiliation: | Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA. stokes@cvm.msstate.edu |
| Abstract: | We detected Rickettsia parkeri in 20%-33% of Amblyomma maculatum ticks sampled in North Carolina. Results highlight the high frequencies of R. parkeri-infected ticks in the state with the highest annual incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Epidemiologic studies are needed to definitively link R. parkeri to cases of spotted fever rickettsiosis. |
| Keywords: | Spotted fever group rickettsiae Rickettsia vector-borne infections Rocky Mountain spotted fever North Carolina ticks Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae Rickettsia parkeri Amblyomma maculatum |
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