Establishment of Amblyomma maculatum Ticks and Rickettsia parkeri the Northeastern United States

We document a case of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis in a patient in Connecticut, USA, who became ill after a bite from a Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum). We used PCR to amplify R. parkeri DNA from the detached tick. The patient showed a 4-fold rise in IgG reactive with R. parkeri antigens....

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發表在:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Goudarz Molaei, Noelle Khalil, Carmen J. Ramos, Christopher D. Paddock
格式:	Article
語言:	英语
出版:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-10-01
主題:	vector-borne infections rickettsia Amblyomma maculatum Rickettsia parkeri tickborne infections bacteria
在線閱讀:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/10/24-0821_article