Abstract
We report the first isolation of Rickettsia sibirica (strain mongolotimonae) from the blood of a patient and detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the rickettsia in a Rhipicephalus pusillus tick collected from a dead mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) in the Alentejo region, Portugal. We describe also the first PCR detection of a new Rickettsia strain that is related to R. sibirica.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1103-1108 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2006 |