Rickettsiales in Ticks Removed from Outdoor Workers, Southwest Georgia and Northwest Florida, USA

We determined the prevalence of selected Rickettsiales in 362 ticks removed from outdoor workers in southwest Georgia and northwest Florida, USA. Persons submitted an average of 1.1 ticks/month. We found Ehrlichia chaffeensis in an Amblyomma maculatum tick, and Panola Mountain Ehrlichia sp. in 2 A....

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-05, Vol.25 (5), p.1019-1021
Main Authors: Gleim, Elizabeth R, Conner, L Mike, Zemtsova, Galina E, Levin, Michael L, Wong, Pamela, Pfaff, Madeleine A, Yabsley, Michael J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arachnid Vectors - microbiology
Babesiosis
Disease transmission
Florida - epidemiology
Georgia - epidemiology
Humans
Lyme disease
Occupational Exposure
Occupations
outdoor workers
Pathogenic microorganisms
Prevalence
Rash
Research Letter
Ricketsiales
Rickettsiales - classification
Rickettsiales - isolation & purification
Rickettsiales in Ticks Removed from Outdoor Workers, Southwest Georgia and Northwest Florida, USA
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
tick bites
Tick Infestations - epidemiology
tickborne infections
ticks
Ticks - microbiology
vectorborne infections
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Summary:We determined the prevalence of selected Rickettsiales in 362 ticks removed from outdoor workers in southwest Georgia and northwest Florida, USA. Persons submitted an average of 1.1 ticks/month. We found Ehrlichia chaffeensis in an Amblyomma maculatum tick, and Panola Mountain Ehrlichia sp. in 2 A. maculatum ticks and 1 Dermacentor variabilis tick.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2505.180438