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. 2011 Dec;17(12):2350-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid1712.110789.

Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma maculatum ticks, North Carolina, USA, 2009-2010

Andrea S Varela-Stokes  1 , Christopher D Paddock, Barry Engber, Marcee Toliver
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Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma maculatum ticks, North Carolina, USA, 2009-2010

Andrea S Varela-Stokes et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

We detected Rickettsia parkeri in 20%-33% of Amblyomma maculatum ticks sampled in North Carolina. Results highlight the high frequencies of R. parkeri-infected ticks in the state with the highest annual incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Epidemiologic studies are needed to definitively link R. parkeri to cases of spotted fever rickettsiosis.

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Distribution of Rickettsia parkeri–infected Amblyomma maculatum ticks collected in North Carolina, USA, during 2009−2010 and in archived specimens (inset). Numbers indicate total number positive for R. parkeri by PCR/total number tested in that county.
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