Large-Scale Survey for Tickborne Bacteria, Khammouan Province, Laos

Large-Scale Survey for Tickborne Bacteria, Khammouan Province, Laos

We screened 768 tick pools containing 6,962 ticks from Khammouan Province, Laos, by using quantitative real-time PCR and identified Rickettsia spp., Ehrlichia spp., and Borrelia spp. Sequencing of Rickettsia spp.–positive and Borrelia spp.–positive pools provided evidence for distinct genotypes. Our...

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Main Authors: Andrew J. Taylor, Khamsing Vongphayloth, Malavanh Vongsouvath, Marc Grandadam, Paul T. Brey, Paul N. Newton, Ian W. Sutherland, Sabine Dittrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
ticks
tickborne bacteria
Anaplasma
Ehrlichia
Coxiella
Rickettsia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/9/15-1969_article

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