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High prevalence of “Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii” in Amblyomma ticks from a Spotted Fever Endemic Region in North Argentina

Ticks from an endemic Spotted Fever region in Argentina were analysed by PCR for Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae. DNA of “Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii” was found in 21.3% of Amblyomma hadanii and in 44.0% of A. neumanni. Amblyomma sculptum (formerly A. cajennense) and Haemaphysalis juxtakochi we...

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Autores principales: Mastropaolo, Mariano, Tarragona, Evelina Luisa, Nava, Santiago, Pfister, Kurt, Thiel, Claudia, Silaghi, Cornelia
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
Materias:
Rickettsia
Amblyomma
Metastigmata
Argentina
Garrapatas
Candidatus Rickettsia Amblyommii
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1139
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0147957116300376
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cimid.2016.05.001
Sumario:Ticks from an endemic Spotted Fever region in Argentina were analysed by PCR for Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae. DNA of “Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii” was found in 21.3% of Amblyomma hadanii and in 44.0% of A. neumanni. Amblyomma sculptum (formerly A. cajennense) and Haemaphysalis juxtakochi were negative for rickettsial DNA. DNA of Rickettsia rickettsii, the etiological agent of the clinical cases reported within the studied region was not detected in the analysed sample.

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