Molecular Detection and Identification of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ticks Collected from the West Bank, Palestinian Territories
Date
2016-01-15
Authors
Ziad Abdeen
Nasereddin, Abedelmajeed
Al-Jawabreh, Amer
Azmi, Kifaya
Harrus, Shimon
Mumcuoglu, Kosta
Apanaskevich, Dimtry
Abdeen, Ziad
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Abstract
Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the spotted
fever group (SFG) rickettsiae. Although Spotted Fever is prevalent in the Middle East,
no reports for the presence of tick-borne pathogens are available or any studies on the epidemiology
of this disease in the West Bank. We aimed to identify the circulating hard tick
vectors and genetically characterize SFG Rickettsia species in ixodid ticks from the West
Bank-Palestinian territories.
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Ereqat S, Nasereddin A, Al-Jawabreh A, Azmi K, Harrus S, Mumcuoglu K, et al. (2016) Molecular Detection and Identification of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ticks Collected from the West Bank, Palestinian Territories. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10(1): e0004348. doi:10.1371/journal. pntd.0004348