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Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ticks Collected from Wild Animals in Israel
The Journal of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2011)
  • Marina Eremeeva, Georgia Southern University
  • Avi Keysary
  • Moshe Leitner
  • Adi Beth Din
  • Mary E. Wikswo
  • Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu
  • Moshe Inbar
  • Arian D. Wallach
  • Uri Shanas
  • Roni King
  • Trevor Waner
Abstract

We report molecular evidence for the presence of spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR) in ticks collected from roe deer, addax, red foxes, and wild boars in Israel. Rickettsia aeschlimannii was detected in Hyalomma marginatum and Hyalomma detritum while Rickettsia massiliae was present in Rhipicephalus turanicus ticks. Furthermore, a novel uncultured SFGR was detected in Haemaphysalis adleri and Haemaphysalis parva ticks from golden jackals. The pathogenicity of the novel SFGR for humans is unknown; however, the presence of multiple SFGR agents should be considered when serological surveillance data from Israel are interpreted because of significant antigenic cross-reactivity among Rickettsia . The epidemiology and ecology of SFGR in Israel appear to be more complicated than was previously believed.

Keywords
  • Spotted fever group rickettsiae,
  • SFGR,
  • Ticks,
  • Israel
Publication Date
2011
Citation Information
Marina Eremeeva, Avi Keysary, Moshe Leitner, Adi Beth Din, et al.. "Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ticks Collected from Wild Animals in Israel" The Journal of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Vol. 85 Iss. 5 (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marina_eremeeva/55/