SPONTANEOUS INFECTION OF RICKETTSIA BURNETI IN ECTOPARASITES OF THE SAND MARTIN,

Abstract

Natural R. burneti infection of Ixodes lividus and Haemolaelaps megaventralis collected in nests of Sand Martins in Taranovsk district of Kustanny Oblast, was discovered. In addition, rickettsiae were isolated from overwintered H. megaventralis mites collected before arrival of Sand Martins. The importance of these ticks and mites in epidemiology of Q fever requires further study. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0670358

Entities

People

  • M. M. Makhmetov

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Infections And Mycoses
  • Biological Sciences
  • Birds
  • Cells (Biology)
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Ectoparasites
  • Epidemiology
  • Eukaryotes
  • Infection
  • Q Fever
  • Wound Infections

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.