Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae Infection, Turkey, 2016

Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae Infection, Turkey, 2016

In 2016, Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae was diagnosed for a man in Turkey. He had been bitten by a Hyalomma marginatum tick, from which PCR detected rickettsial DNA. Sequence analysis of the DNA identified R. sibirica mongolitimonae. Immunofluorescence assay of patient serum indicated R. conorii...

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Main Authors: Ferit Kuscu, Omer Orkun, Aslihan Ulu, Behice Kurtaran, Suheyla Komur, A. Seza Inal, Damla Erdogan, Yesim Tasova, Hasan S.Z. Aksu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae
spotted fever group rickettsiae
ticks
Turkey
human
vector-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/7/17-0188_article

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