New Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in a Rhipicephalus turanicus Tick Removed from a Child in Eastern Sicily, Italy

New Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in a Rhipicephalus turanicus Tick Removed from a Child in Eastern Sicily, Italy

A new genotype of spotted fever group Rickettsia (SFGR) was identified in Rhipicephalus turanicus from eastern Sicily. On the basis of current molecular criteria, the genetic characteristics obtained from multiple locus sequence typing satisfy the requirements for Candidatus status of this SFGR. Fur...

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Published in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 84; no. 1; pp. 99 - 101
Main Authors: Eremeeva, Marina E., Stromdahl, Ellen Y.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 05-01-2011
Subjects:
Ixodidae
Rhipicephalus turanicus
Rickettsia
Short Report
Italy, Sicilia
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Summary:A new genotype of spotted fever group Rickettsia (SFGR) was identified in Rhipicephalus turanicus from eastern Sicily. On the basis of current molecular criteria, the genetic characteristics obtained from multiple locus sequence typing satisfy the requirements for Candidatus status of this SFGR. Further detection and identification of this SFGR during entomological and clinical surveys will be required to establish the prevalence of this Rickettsia and its potential pathogenicity for humans.
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ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0176