Rickettsiae in Gulf Coast Ticks, Arkansas, USA

Trout, Rebecca; Steelman, C. Dayton; Szalanski, Allen L.; Williamson, Phillip C.

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Rickettsiae in Gulf Coast Ticks, Arkansas, USA

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May 2010
By Trout, Rebecca ; Steelman, C. Dayton ; Szalanski, Allen L.

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Trout, Rebecca ; Steelman, C. Dayton ; Szalanski, Allen L. ; Williamson, Phillip C.
Description:

To determine the cause of spotted fever cases in the southern United States, we screened Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) collected in Arkansas for rickettsiae. Of the screened ticks, 30% had PCR amplicons consistent with Rickettsia parkeri or Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii.
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Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 16(5):830-832.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Arkansas
Location:

North America
Volume:

16
Issue:

5
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18078/cdc_18078_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 195.45 KB]
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:5f96fafba3eb13b192bcdd2d0c6baf9f79f0e8a600a9d10ea8b91e44c8492b47

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