Rickettsiales in ticks removed from outdoor workers, southwest Georgia and northwest Florida, USA

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We determined the prevalence of selected Rickettsiales in 362 ticks removed from outdoor workers in southwest Georgia and northwest Florida, USA. Persons submitted an average of 1.1 ticks/month. We found Ehrlichia chaffeensis in an Amblyomma maculatum tick, and Panola Mountain Ehrlichia sp. in 2 A. maculatum ticks and 1 Dermacentor variabilis tick.

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Gleim, E. R., Conner, L. M., Zemtsova, G. E., Levin, M. L., Wong, P., Pfaff, M. A., & Yabsley, M. J. (2019, May 1). Rickettsiales in ticks removed from outdoor workers, southwest Georgia and northwest Florida, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.180438

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