Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in and Ticks in Italy
In this study Ixodes ricinus and Haemaphysalis punctata ticks are examined. For the first time we detected Rickettsia conorii in I. ricinus and H. punctata , and Rickettsia sibirica in I. ricinus. Our results raise the question of whether other spotted fever group rickettsiae, in addition to R. cono...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2006-09-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Inflammation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X0600400306 |