Rickettsia slovaca in Dermacentor marginatus and Tick-borne Lymphadenopathy, Tuscany, Europe

Selmi, Marco; Bertolotti, Luigi; Tomassone, Laura; Mannelli, Alessandro

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Rickettsia slovaca in Dermacentor marginatus and Tick-borne Lymphadenopathy, Tuscany, Europe

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May 2008
By Selmi, Marco ; Bertolotti, Luigi ; Tomassone, Laura

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Selmi, Marco ; Bertolotti, Luigi ; Tomassone, Laura ; Mannelli, Alessandro
Description:

Of 263 patients in Tuscany, Europe, from whom ticks were removed during July 2005-May 2007, five showed signs of tick-borne encephalopathy. Of the ticks, 17 were Dermacentor marginatus; 6 (35.3%) of these were identified by sequence analysis as containing Rickettsia slovaca. Tick-borne lympadenopathy occurs in this area.
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Emerg Infect Dis. 14(5):817-820.
Document Type:

Journal Article
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14
Issue:

5
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16967/cdc_16967_DS1.pdf
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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