Molecular Detection and Identification of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ticks Collected from the West Bank, Palestinian Territories.

Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae. Although Spotted Fever is prevalent in the Middle East, no reports for the presence of tick-borne pathogens are available or any studies on the epidemiology of this disease...

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Main Authors: Suheir Ereqat, Abedelmajeed Nasereddin, Amer Al-Jawabreh, Kifaya Azmi, Shimon Harrus, Kosta Mumcuoglu, Dimtry Apanaskevich, Ziad Abdeen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4714870?pdf=render