Article
Characterization of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Flea and Tick Specimens from Northern Peru
1 Nov 2004
Abstract excerpt
Evidence of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae was obtained from flea pools and individual ticks collected at three sites in northwestern Peru within the focus of an outbreak of febrile disease in humans attributed, in part, to SFG rickettsia infections. Molecular identification of the etiologic agents from these samples was determined after partial sequencing of the 17-kDa common antigen gene (htrA) as well...
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