title: Rickettsia africae and Candidatus Rickettsia barbariae in ticks in Israel.
abstract: DNA of several spotted fever group rickettsiae was found in ticks in Israel. The findings include evidence for the existence of Rickettsia africae and Candidatus Rickettsia barbariae in ticks in Israel. The DNA of R. africae was detected in a Hyalomma detritum tick from a wild boar and DNA of C. Rickettsia barbariae was detected in Rhipicephalus turanicus and Rhipicephalus sanguineus collected from vegetation. The DNA of Rickettsia massiliae was found in Rh. sanguineus and Haemaphysalis erinacei, whereas DNA of Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae was detected in a Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. Clinicians should be aware that diseases caused by a variety of rickettsiae previously thought to be present only in other countries outside of the Middle East may infect residents of Israel who have not necessarily traveled overseas. Furthermore, this study reveals again that the epidemiology of the spotted fever group rickettsiae may not only involve Rickettsia conorii but may include other rickettsiae.
authors.affiliation: Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness Ziona, Israel; Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel; Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Waner
authors.forename: Avi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keysary
authors.forename: Marina E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Eremeeva
authors.forename: Adi Beth
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Din
authors.forename: Kosta Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Mumcuoglu
authors.forename: Roni
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Yafit
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Atiya-Nasagi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D048494:Rhipicephalus / Q000382:microbiology*; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial