Detection and Identification of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae and Ehrlichiae in African Ticks
Rickettsia africae, a recently identified pathogen, was detected for the first time in Amblyomma ticks from Niger, Mali, Burundi, and Sudan, and "R. mongolotimonae" was identified for the first time in Africa. Rickettsiae of unknown pathogenicity and two new ehrlichiae of the Ehrlichia can...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2001-12-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/6/01-0616_article |