Rickettsia parkeri and Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae in Amblyomma maculatum Group Ticks

Abstract

We determined prevalence of Rickettsia spp. in 172 ticks of the Amblyomma maculatum group collected from 16 urban sites in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, during 2017 and 2018. Most ticks (59.3%) were collected from 1 site; 4 (2.3%) were infected with Rickettsia parkeri and 118 (68.6%) with Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae.

Keywords

• Amblyomma maculatum
• Rickettsia parkeri
• Oklahoma
• Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae
• tickborne infections
• vector-borne infections