Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ticks, Morocco

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Sarih, Mhammed ; Socolovschi, Cristina ; Boudebouch, Najma ; Hassar, Mohammed ; Raoult, Didier ; Parola, Philippe
• Description:
  A total of 370 ticks, encompassing 7 species from 4 genera, were collected during 2002-2006 from domestic animals and vegetation in the Taza region of northeastern Morocco. Rickettsial DNA was identified in 101 ticks (27%) by sequencing PCR products of fragments of the citrate synthase and outer membrane protein genes of Rickettsia spp. Seven rickettsiae of the spotted fever group were identified, including 4 pathogens: R. aeschlimannii in Hyalomma marginatum marginatum, R. massiliae in Rhipicephalus sanguineus, R. slovaca in Dermacentor marginatus, and R. monacensis in Ixodes ricinus. Two suspected pathogens were also detected (R. raoultii in D. marginatus and R. helvetica in I. ricinus). An incompletely described Rickettsia sp. was detected in Haemaphysalis spp. ticks.
• Subjects:
  Animals Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Boutonneuse Fever Citrate (si)-Synthase Humans Insect Vectors Ixodidae Molecular Epidemiology Prevalence Rickettsia RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 14(7):1067-1073.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Morocco
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:19360713635c7eefb6e74ebb54bf76ce39c3743817e3e299395c08bbcb0836e4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16697/cdc_16697_DS1.pdf
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