1. Molecular Confirmation of Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma ovale Ticks, Veracruz, Mexico.
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Sánchez-Montes S, Ballados-González GG, Hernández-Velasco A, Zazueta-Islas HM, Solis-Cortés M, Miranda-Ortiz H, Canseco-Méndez JC, Fernández-Figueroa EA, Colunga-Salas P, López-Pérez AM, Delgado-de la Mora J, Licona-Enriquez JD, Delgado-de la Mora D, Karpathy SE, Paddock CD, and Rangel-Escareño C
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- Animals, Female, Genes, Bacterial, Male, Mexico epidemiology, Phylogeny, Public Health Surveillance, Rickettsia classification, Rickettsia genetics, Tick Infestations epidemiology, Ticks microbiology
- Abstract
We found Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma ovale ticks collected in Veracruz, Mexico, in 2018. We sequenced gene segments of gltA, htrA, sca0, and sca5; phylogenetic reconstruction revealed near-complete identity with R. parkeri strain Atlantic Rainforest. Enhanced surveillance is needed in Mexico to determine the public health relevance of this bacterium.
- Published
- 2019
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