Rickettsiae in Gulf Coast Ticks, Arkansas, USA
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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2010-05-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/5/09-1314_article |