<i>Rickettsia parkeri:</i>A Newly Recognized Cause of Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis in the United States

D. Paddock, Christopher; W. Sumner, John; A. Comer, James; R. Zaki, Sherif; S. Goldsmith, Cynthia; Goddard, Jerome; McLellan, Susan; L. Tamminga, Cynthia; Ohl, Christopher

doi:10.1086/381894

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Rickettsia parkeri:A Newly Recognized Cause of Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis in the United States

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Mar 5, 2004

Authors:

Christopher D. Paddock

John W. Sumner

James A. Comer

Abstract

Ticks, including many that bite humans, are hosts to several obligate intracellular bacteria in the spotted fever group (SFG) of the genus Rickettsia. Only Rickettsia rickettsii, the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, has been definitively associated with disease in humans in the United States. ...

Subject

Rickettsiosis

Spotted fever

Rickettsia rickettsii

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