Rickettsia slovaca in Dermacentor marginatus and tick-borne lymphadenopathy, Tuscany, Italy

Of 263 patients in Tuscany, Italy, from whom ticks were removed during July 2005-May 2007, five showed signs of tick-borne encephalopathy. Of the ticks, 17 were Dermacentor marginatus; 6 (35.3%) of these were identified by sequence analysis as containing Rickettsia slovaca. Tick-borne lympadenopathy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2008-05, Vol.14 (5), p.817-820
Hauptverfasser:	Selmi, Marco, Bertolotti, Luigi, Tomassone, Laura, Mannelli, Alessandro
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Animals Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - genetics Care and treatment Child Dermacentor - microbiology Dermacentor marginatus Diagnosis Dispatch Female Genetic aspects Humans Identification and classification Insect Bites and Stings Italy Italy - epidemiology Ixodidae Lymph Nodes - pathology Lymphadenopathy Lymphatic Diseases - epidemiology Lymphatic Diseases - microbiology Lymphatic Diseases - pathology Molecular Sequence Data Rickettsia Rickettsia - classification Rickettsia - genetics Rickettsia - isolation & purification Rickettsia Infections - microbiology Rickettsia Infections - pathology Rickettsia Infections - transmission Rickettsia slovaca Risk factors Sequence Analysis, DNA surveillance system Tick-Borne Diseases - microbiology Tick-Borne Diseases - pathology Tick-Borne Diseases - transmission Tick-borne lympadenopathy Ticks
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Zusammenfassung:	Of 263 patients in Tuscany, Italy, from whom ticks were removed during July 2005-May 2007, five showed signs of tick-borne encephalopathy. Of the ticks, 17 were Dermacentor marginatus; 6 (35.3%) of these were identified by sequence analysis as containing Rickettsia slovaca. Tick-borne lympadenopathy occurs in this area.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1405.070976