Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks, Germany

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 May;17(5):890-2. doi: 10.3201/eid1705.101445.

Abstract

To explore increased risk for human Rickettsia spp. infection in Germany, we investigated recreational areas and renatured brown coal surface-mining sites (also used for recreation) for the presence of spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks. R. raoultii (56.7%), R. slovaca (13.3%), and R. helvetica (>13.4%) were detected in the respective tick species.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Genes, Bacterial / genetics
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Rickettsia / genetics
  • Rickettsia / physiology*
  • Sequence Homology
  • Ticks / microbiology*

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