Rickettsiales in Ticks Removed from Outdoor Workers, Southwest Georgia and Northwest Florida, USA

Elizabeth R Gleim; L Mike Conner; Galina E Zemtsova; Michael L Levin; Pamela Wong; Madeleine A Pfaff; Michael J Yabsley

doi:10.3201/eid2505.180438

Rickettsiales in Ticks Removed from Outdoor Workers, Southwest Georgia and Northwest Florida, USA

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 May;25(5):1019-1021. doi: 10.3201/eid2505.180438.

Authors

Elizabeth R Gleim, L Mike Conner, Galina E Zemtsova, Michael L Levin, Pamela Wong, Madeleine A Pfaff, Michael J Yabsley

Abstract

We determined the prevalence of selected Rickettsiales in 362 ticks removed from outdoor workers in southwest Georgia and northwest Florida, USA. Persons submitted an average of 1.1 ticks/month. We found Ehrlichia chaffeensis in an Amblyomma maculatum tick, and Panola Mountain Ehrlichia sp. in 2 A. maculatum ticks and 1 Dermacentor variabilis tick.

Keywords: Ehrlichia; Florida; Georgia; Rickettsia; Rickettsiales; United States; outdoor workers; tick bites; tickborne infections; ticks; vectorborne infections; zoonoses.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
Arachnid Vectors / microbiology*
Florida / epidemiology
Georgia / epidemiology
Humans
Occupational Exposure*
Prevalence
Rickettsiales / classification*
Rickettsiales / isolation & purification
Tick Infestations / epidemiology*
Ticks / microbiology*