title: Rickettsia rickettsii transmission by a lone star tick, North Carolina.
abstract: Only indirect or circumstantial evidence has been published to support transmission of Rickettsia rickettsii by Amblyomma americanum (lone star) ticks in North America. This study provides molecular evidence that A. americanum ticks can function, although most likely infrequently, as vectors of Rocky Mountain spotted fever for humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA. ed_breitschwerdt@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Breitschwerdt
authors.forename: Barbara C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Hegarty
authors.forename: Ricardo G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Lantos
authors.forename: Denise M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Aslett
authors.forename: Julie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D009657:North Carolina; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012284:Rickettsia rickettsii / Q000502:physiology*; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013987:Ticks / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C078167:OMPA outer membrane proteins; D004318:Doxycycline