Short report: New spotted fever group Rickettsia in a Rhipicephalus turanicus tick removed from a child in eastern Sicily, Italy

Marina E. Eremeeva; Ellen Y. Stromdahl

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0176

Short report: New spotted fever group Rickettsia in a Rhipicephalus turanicus tick removed from a child in eastern Sicily, Italy

Marina E. Eremeeva, Ellen Y. Stromdahl

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	99-101
Number of pages	3
Journal	The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	84
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0176
State	Published - Jan 2011

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Infectious Diseases

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Short report: New spotted fever group Rickettsia in a Rhipicephalus turanicus tick removed from a child in eastern Sicily, Italy

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