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. 1986 Apr;123(4):721-7.
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114292.

Epidemiology of boutonneuse fever in western Sicily. Distribution and prevalence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection in dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus)

G Tringali, V Intonazzo, A M Perna, S Mansueto, G Vitale, D H Walker

Epidemiology of boutonneuse fever in western Sicily. Distribution and prevalence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection in dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus)

G Tringali et al. Am J Epidemiol. 1986 Apr.

Abstract

The distribution and prevalence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection in the ixodid dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus were found to occur at a rate of 19.7% with variation related to geographic and sociooccupational factors. A higher rate of infection was demonstrated in ticks removed from dogs associated with documented cases of boutonneuse fever. The results fit into available clinical and seroepidemiologic data on Rickettsia conorii infection in western Sicily.

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