Rickettsia sibirica Isolation from a Patient and Detection in Ticks, Portugal

de Sousa, Rita; Barata, Conceição; Vitorino, Liliana; Santos-Silva, Margarida; Carrapato, Carlos; Torgal, Jorge; Walker, David; Bacellar, Fátima

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Rickettsia sibirica Isolation from a Patient and Detection in Ticks, Portugal

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Jul 2006
By de Sousa, Rita ; Barata, Conceição ; Vitorino, Liliana ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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de Sousa, Rita ; Barata, Conceição ; Vitorino, Liliana ; Santos-Silva, Margarida ; Carrapato, Carlos ; Torgal, Jorge ; Walker, David ; Bacellar, Fátima
Description:

We report the first isolation of Rickettsia sibirica (strain mongolotimonae) from the blood of a patient and detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the rickettsia in a Rhipicephalus pusillus tick collected from a dead mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) in the Alentejo region, Portugal. We describe also the first PCR detection of a new Rickettsia strain that is related to R. sibirica.
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Aged Animals Female Humans Lymphangitis Phylogeny Portugal Research Rhipicephalus Bursa Rhipicephalus Pusillus Rickettsia Rickettsia Infections Spotted Fever Group Ticks
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Emerg Infect Dis. 12(7):1103-1108.
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Journal Article
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12
Issue:

7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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