title: Emergence of Rickettsia africae, Oceania.
abstract: We detected Rickettsia africae, the agent of African tick-bite fever (ATBF), by amplification of fragments of gltA, ompA, and ompB genes from 3 specimens of Amblyomma loculosum ticks collected from humans and birds in New Caledonia. Clinicians who treat persons in this region should be on alert for ATBF.
authors.affiliation: Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eldin
authors.forename: Oleg
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mediannikov
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davoust
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cabre
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barré
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parola
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D001717:Birds; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D044349:Oceania / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins