Transmission of Rickettsia slovaca and Rickettsia raoultii by male Dermacentor marginatus and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks to humans

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Jul;76(3):387-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.03.005. Epub 2013 Apr 18.

Abstract

We analyzed rickettsial DNA of ticks from tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA) patients. Dermacentor marginatus (9/17) and Dermacentor reticulatus (8/17) transmitted rickettsiae to a similar extent. Rickettsia raoultii was detected in more ticks than Rickettsia slovaca. We observed the development of TIBOLA symptoms after the bite of males of both tick species.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Arachnid Vectors / microbiology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dermacentor / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Diseases / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rickettsia / genetics*
  • Rickettsia / isolation & purification
  • Rickettsia Infections / microbiology
  • Rickettsia Infections / transmission*
  • Sex Factors
  • Tick Infestations / complications*
  • Tick-Borne Diseases / microbiology
  • Tick-Borne Diseases / transmission*
  • Young Adult