EHRLICHIA-CHAFFEENSIS IN MISSOURI TICKS

Authors
ROLAND WE EVERETT ED CYR TL HASAN SZ DOMMARAJU CB MCDONALD GA
Citation
We. Roland et al., EHRLICHIA-CHAFFEENSIS IN MISSOURI TICKS, The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 59(4), 1998, pp. 641-643
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Tropical Medicine
Journal title
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029637
Volume
59
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
641 - 643
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9637(1998)59:4<641:EIMT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A nested polymerase chain reaction specific for Ehrlichia chaffeensis was used to attempt to amplify DNA from extracts of 100 individual tic ks collected from 13 counties in central Missouri. Seventeen of 59 Amb lyomma americanum and six of 41 Dermacentor variabilis ticks exhibited the characteristic 389-basepair product. This supports the hypothesis that these tick species may be vectors of human monocytic ehrlichiosi s.