INVESTIGADORES
TARRAGONA Evelina Luisa
artículos
Título:
High prevalence of ?Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii? inAmblyomma ticks from a Spotted Fever Endemic Region in NorthArgentina
Autor/es:
MASTROPAOLO MARIANO; TARRAGONA EVELINA LUISA; CORNELIA SILAGHI; NAVA SANTIAGO
Revista:
COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2016 vol. 46 p. 73 - 76
ISSN:
0147-9571
Resumen:
Ticks from an endemic Spotted Fever region in Argentina were analysed by PCR for Spotted Fever GroupRickettsiae. DNA of ?Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii? was found in 21.3% of Amblyomma hadanii and in44.0% of A. neumanni. Amblyomma sculptum (formerly A. cajennense) and Haemaphysalis juxtakochi werenegative for rickettsial DNA. DNA of Rickettsia rickettsii, the etiological agent of the clinical cases reportedwithin the studied region was not detected in the analysed sample.
