First detection of spotted fever group rickettsiae in Ixodes ricinus from Italy

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Beninati, T
Lo, N
Noda, H
Esposito, F
Rizzoli, A
Favia, G
Genchi, C
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[1] Univ Milan, Dipartimento Patol Anim Igiene & Sanita Pubbl Vet, I-20133 Milan, Italy
[2] Ctr Ecol Alpina, Trent, Italy
[3] Univ Camerino, Macerata, Italy
[4] Natl Inst Agrobiol Sci, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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10.3201/eid0809.020600
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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Nodes ricinus from Italy were examined for the first time to detect whether rickettsiae were present. Using molecular methods, we detected three different spotted fever group rickettsiae, including Rickettsia helvetica. Our results raise the possibility that bacteria other than R. conorii are involved in rickettsial diseases in Italy.
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