Epidemiology of boutonneuse fever in western Sicily: isolation of spotted fever group Rickettsiae from Rhipicephalus sanguineus (fam. Ixodidae).
Spotted fever group Rickettsiae were isolated from dog ticks (R. sanguineus) removed from dogs in different areas of western Sicily.
D000818:Animals; D001907:Boutonneuse Fever / Q000382:microbiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012288:Rickettsiaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012756:Sheep; D013154:Spleen / Q000382:microbiology; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology