Gulf Coast Ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) andRickettsia parkeri,United States
Open Access
- 1 May 2007
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (5) , 751-753
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1305.061468
Abstract
Geographic distribution of Rickettsia parkeri in its US tick vector, Amblyomma maculatum, was evaluated by PCR. R. parkeri was detected in ticks from Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, which suggests that A. maculatum may be responsible for additional cases of R. parkeri rickettsiosis throughout much of its US range.Keywords
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