Rickettsia sibirica Isolation from a Patient and Detection in Ticks, Portugal

Rickettsia sibirica Isolation from a Patient and Detection in Ticks, Portugal

We report the first isolation of Rickettsia sibirica (strain mongolotimonae) from the blood of a patient and detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the rickettsia in a Rhipicephalus pusillus tick collected from a dead mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) in the Alentejo region, Portugal. We descr...

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Main Authors: Rita de Sousa, Conceição Barata, Liliana Vitorino, Margarida Santos-Silva, Carlos Carrapato, Jorge Torgal, David Walker, Fátima Bacellar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia
spotted fever group
Rickettsia sibirica (strain mongolotimonae)
Rhipicephalus pusillus
Rhipicephalus bursa
ticks
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/7/05-1494_article
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Summary:We report the first isolation of Rickettsia sibirica (strain mongolotimonae) from the blood of a patient and detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the rickettsia in a Rhipicephalus pusillus tick collected from a dead mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) in the Alentejo region, Portugal. We describe also the first PCR detection of a new Rickettsia strain that is related to R. sibirica.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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