Of 263 patients in Tuscany, Italy, from whom ticks were removed during July 2005–May 2007, fi ve showed signs of tick-borne lymphadenopathy. Of the ticks, 17 were Dermacentor marginatus; 6 (35.3%) of these were identifi ed by sequence analysis as containing Rickettsia slovaca. Tickborne lymphadenopathy occurs in this area.

Rickettsia slovaca in Dermacentor marginatus ticks and Tick Borne Lymphadenopathy in Tuscany, central Italy

BERTOLOTTI, Luigi;TOMASSONE, Laura;MANNELLI, Alessandro
2008-01-01

Abstract

Of 263 patients in Tuscany, Italy, from whom ticks were removed during July 2005–May 2007, fi ve showed signs of tick-borne lymphadenopathy. Of the ticks, 17 were Dermacentor marginatus; 6 (35.3%) of these were identifi ed by sequence analysis as containing Rickettsia slovaca. Tickborne lymphadenopathy occurs in this area.
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TIBOLA; Rickettsia slovaca; Dermacentor marginatus; humans; Tuscany
SELMI M; BERTOLOTTI L; TOMASSONE L; MANNELLI A
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