Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ticks, Germany

To explore increased risk for human Rickettsia spp. infection in Germany, we investigated recreational areas and renatured brown coal surface-mining sites (also used for recreation) for the presence of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks. R. raoultii (56.7%), R. slovaca (13.3%), and R. helvetic...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Cornelia Silaghi, Dietmar Hamel, Claudia Thiel, Kurt Pfister, Martin Pfeffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-05-01
Subjects:
Rickettsia
vector-borne infections
bacteria
ticks Germany
dispatch
Germany
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/5/10-1445_article

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