title: Isolation of a Rickettsia slovaca-Like Agent from Dermacentor variabilis Ticks in Vero Cell Culture.
abstract: Rickettsia slovaca is transmitted by Dermacentor marginatus ticks, and is the causative agent of tick-borne lymphadenopathy and Dermacentor-borne necrosis erythema lymphadenopathy throughout Europe. It has not been found in New World ticks, nor have tick-borne lymphadenopathy or Dermacentor-borne necrosis erythema lymphadenopathy been reported in humans in the Americas. Here we describe the isolation of a R. slovaca-like agent from D. variabilis nymphs from a colony of ticks derived from field collected adults.
authors.affiliation: Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia .
authors.forename: Lindsay F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Killmaster
authors.affiliation: Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia .
authors.forename: Galina E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Zemtsova
authors.affiliation: Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia .
authors.forename: Merrill
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.affiliation: Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia .
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.affiliation: Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia .
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burrows
authors.affiliation: Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia .
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000382:microbiology*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000235:genetics*; D014709:Vero Cells
keywords: Dermacentor variabilis; Rickettsia isolation; Rickettsia slovaca