Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma triste from Uruguay

Our goal was to detect whether spotted fever group Rickettsia are found in the suspected vector of rickettsioses, Amblyomma triste, in Uruguay. Rickettsia parkeri was detected in A. triste, which suggests that this species could be considered a pathogenic agent responsible for human rickettsioses in...

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Main Authors: José M. Venzal, Aránzazu Portillo, Agustín Estrada-Peña, Oscar Castro, Perla A. Cabrera, José A. Oteo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/8/03-0999_article