Prevalence of Rickettsia species in Canadian populations of Dermacentor andersoni and D. variabilis.

ABSTRACT: We determined the prevalence of rickettsiae in Dermacentor adults at 15 localities in Canada. Rickettsia rickettsii was not detected in any tick, whereas Rickettsia peacockii was present in 76% of Dermacentor andersoni adults and Rickettsia montanensis in 8% of Dermacentor variabilis adults. This host specificity was maintained in localities where both tick species occurred in sympatry.

SUBMITTER: Dergousoff SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2655481 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature