Rickettsia parkeri in Gulf Coast Ticks, Southeastern Virginia, USA

Abstract

We report evidence that Amblyomma maculatum tick populations are well established in southeastern Virginia. We found that 43.1% of the adult Gulf Coast ticks collected in the summer of 2010 carried Rickettsia parkeri, suggesting that persons living in or visiting southeastern Virginia are at risk for infection with this pathogen.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA552037

Entities

People

  • Allen L Richards
  • Chelsea L. Wright
  • Daniel E. Sonenshine
  • Holly D. Gaff
  • Ju Jiang
  • Robyn M. Nadolny
  • Wayne L. Hynes

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cervidae
  • Continents
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Geographic Regions
  • Infection
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Microbiology
  • South Carolina
  • Ticks
  • United States
  • Virginia
  • Wildlife
  • Wound Infections

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  • Immunology