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Spotted fever group rickettsiae in Dermacentor reticulatus and Haemaphysalis punctata ticks in the UK
19 Jul 2013
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BACKGROUND: Spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae have recently been identified for the first time in UK ticks. This included the findings of Rickettsia helvetica in Ixodes ricinus and Rickettsia raoultii in Dermacentor reticulatus. This paper further investigates the occurrence of SFG rickettsiae in additional geographically distinct populations of D. reticulatus, and for the first time, investigates the...
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