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Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma americanum Ticks, Tennessee and Georgia, USA
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Sep 2009
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 15(9):1471-1473.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:To determine the geographic distribution of the newly recognized human pathogen Rickettsia parkeri, we looked for this organism in ticks from Tennessee and Georgia, USA. Using PCR and sequence analysis, we identified R. parkeri in 2 Amblyomma americanum ticks. This rickettsiosis may be underdiagnosed in the eastern United States.
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