First Detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae inIxodes ricinusfrom Italy
Open Access
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 8 (9) , 983-986
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0809.020600
Abstract
Ixodes ricinus from Italy were examined for the first time to detect whether rickettsiae were present. Using molecular methods, we detected three different spotted fever group rickettsiae, including Rickettsia helvetica. Our results raise the possibility that bacteria other than R. conorii are involved in rickettsial diseases in Italy.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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