Prevalence of Rickettsia species in Dermacentor variabilis ticks from Ontario, Canada

Author:

Wood, H, Dillon, L, Patel, S, and Ralevski, F

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2017-07

Journal/Series title:

Ticks Tick Borne Dis

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URL:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877959X16300929?via%3Dih...

Abstract:

Relatively little is known about the prevalence of rickettsial species in Dermacentor ticks in eastern Canada. In this study, Dermacentor ticks from the province of Ontario, Canada, were tested for the presence of spotted fever group rickettsial (SFGR) species, Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis.