Molecular Confirmation of Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma ovale Ticks, Veracruz, Mexico

Molecular Confirmation of Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma ovale Ticks, Veracruz, Mexico

We found Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma ovale ticks collected in Veracruz, Mexico, in 2018. We sequenced gene segments of gltA, htrA, sca0, and sca5; phylogenetic reconstruction revealed near-complete identity with R. parkeri strain Atlantic Rainforest. Enhanced surveillance is needed in Mexico to...

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Main Authors: Sokani Sánchez-Montes, Gerardo G. Ballados-González, Alejandra Hernández-Velasco, Héctor M. Zazueta-Islas, Marlene Solis-Cortés, Haydee Miranda-Ortiz, Julio C. Canseco-Méndez, Edith A. Fernández-Figueroa, Pablo Colunga-Salas, Andrés M. López-Pérez, Jesús Delgado-de la Mora, Jesús D. Licona-Enriquez, David Delgado-de la Mora, Sandor E. Karpathy, Christopher D. Paddock, Claudia Rangel-Escareño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
dogs
sentinel
rickettsiosis
emerging pathogen
Rickettsia parkeri
Amblyomma ovale
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/12/19-0964_article

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