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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006-07-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/7/05-1494_article |