Rickettsiae in Gulf Coast ticks, Arkansas, USA.

ABSTRACT: To determine the cause of spotted fever cases in the southern United States, we screened Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) collected in Arkansas for rickettsiae. Of the screened ticks, 30% had PCR amplicons consistent with Rickettsia parkeri or Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii.

SUBMITTER: Trout R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2953995 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature