title: Transmission of Rickettsia slovaca and Rickettsia raoultii by male Dermacentor marginatus and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks to humans.
abstract: We analyzed rickettsial DNA of ticks from tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA) patients. Dermacentor marginatus (9/17) and Dermacentor reticulatus (8/17) transmitted rickettsiae to a similar extent. Rickettsia raoultii was detected in more ticks than Rickettsia slovaca. We observed the development of TIBOLA symptoms after the bite of males of both tick species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Zoology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest H-1078, Hungary. FoldvariGabor@gmx.de
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Földvári
authors.forename: Krisztina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rigó
authors.forename: András
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lakos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000150:complications*; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D055815:Young Adult