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A Rickettsial Mixed Infection in a Dermacentor Variabilis Tick from Ohio
Author(s) -
CARMICHAEL JENNIFER R.,
FUERST PAUL A.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1374.064
Subject(s) - dermacentor variabilis , rickettsia rickettsii , dermacentor , rocky mountain spotted fever , tick , tick borne disease , biology , virology , rickettsia , spotted fever , ixodidae , virus
We present the first report of superinfection in a Dermacentor variabilis tick from nature. The single tick, collected in Ohio, was found infected with Rickettsia belli , R. nontanensis , and R . rickettsii .