An outbreak of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever associated with a novel tick vector, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, in Arizona, 2004: preliminary report.
This study describes preliminary results of an investigation of RMSF in Arizona associated with the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus. High numbers of dogs and heavy infestations of ticks created a situation leading to human disease.
Demma
Linda J
LJ
Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop G-13, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
Eremeeva
M
M
Nicholson
W L
WL
Traeger
M
M
Blau
D
D
Paddock
C
C
Levin
M
M
Dasch
G
G
Cheek
J
J
Swerdlow
D
D
McQuiston
J
J
D000818:Animals; D001130:Arizona / Q000453:epidemiology; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D048508:Rhipicephalus sanguineus / Q000382:microbiology*; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*