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Detection and identification of a novel spotted fever group rickettsia in Western Australia.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Oct 2006
Owen Helen, Unsworth Nathan, Stenos John, Robertson Ian, Clark Phillip, Fenwick Stan
Abstract excerpt
The extent to which rickettsiae are present in Western Australia (WA) is largely unknown. Recently there has been anecdotal evidence of a disease of unknown but possibly rickettsial origin occurring on Barrow Island, WA. Ticks were collected from people and screened using PCR. The rickettsial species was then cultured and its novelty and phylogenetic position examined. The infecting rickettsial species is...
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