Abstract
We collected 385 ticks from sites in Missouri associated with human monocytic ehrlichiosis. Using PCR, we detected E. chaffeensis or E. ewingii in 2 of 19 pools of adult Amblyomma americanum, 0 of 32 pools of Dermacentor variabilis, and 6 (18%) of 39 pools of unspeciated nymphal ticks from 3 of 6 sites associated with disease and one site not associated with disease. We also detected a variant of A. phagocytophila in one nymph pool.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 132-136 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Missouri Medicine |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - 2004 |