Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2011
DOI
10.3201/eid1705.101836
Publication Title
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume
17
Issue
5
Pages
896-898
Abstract
We report evidence that Amblyomma maculatum tick populations are well established in southeastern Virginia. We found that 43.1% of the adult Gulf Coast ticks collected in the summer of 2010 carried Rickettsia parkeri, suggesting that persons living in or visiting southeastern Virginia are at risk for infection with this pathogen.
Original Publication Citation
Wright, C.L., Nadolny, R.M., Jiang, J., Richards, A.L., Sonenshine, D.E., Gaff, H.D., & Hynes, W.L. (2011). Rickettsia parkeri in Gulf Coast ticks, Southeastern Virginia, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17(5), 896-898. doi: 10.3201/eid1705.101836
Repository Citation
Wright, Chelsea L.; Nadolny, Robyn M.; Jiang, Ju; Richards, Allen L.; Sonenshine, Daniel E.; Gaff, Holly D.; and Hynes, Wayne L., "Rickettsia parkeri in Gulf Coast Ticks, Southeastern Virginia, USA" (2011). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 36.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_fac_pubs/36