Rickettsia rickettsii Transmission by a Lone Star Tick, North Carolina

Breitschwerdt, Edward B.; Hegarty, Barbara C.; Maggi, Ricardo G.; Lantos, Paul M.; Aslett, Denise M.; Bradley, Julie M.

doi:10.3201/eid1705.101530

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Rickettsia rickettsii Transmission by a Lone Star Tick, North Carolina

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May 2011
By Breitschwerdt, Edward B. ; Hegarty, Barbara C. ; Maggi, Ricardo G. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Breitschwerdt, Edward B. ; Hegarty, Barbara C. ; Maggi, Ricardo G. ; Lantos, Paul M. ; Aslett, Denise M. ; Bradley, Julie M.
Description:

Only indirect or circumstantial evidence has been published to support transmission of Rickettsia rickettsii by Amblyomma americanum (lone star) ticks in North America. This study provides molecular evidence that A. americanum ticks can function, although most likely infrequently, as vectors of Rocky Mountain spotted fever for humans.
Subjects:

Adolescent Animals Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Doxycycline Humans Male Mitochondria Rickettsia Rickettsii Rna, Ribosomal, 16S Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Skin Ticks
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 17(5):873-875.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

North Carolina
Volume:

17
Issue:

5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:cb2b4ca6874c1824ea369cd50d845410d2c3a25ce119fe2839b7cff341c84b07
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24364/cdc_24364_DS1.pdf
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