Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Feb;24(2):385-387. doi: 10.3201/eid2402.161901.
We report molecular detection of Rickettsia africae in Amblyomma ovale ticks from Nicaragua and a novel rickettsial strain in an A. triste tick. Of 146 ticks from dogs, 16.4% were Rickettsia PCR positive. The presence of Rickettsia spp. in human-biting ticks in Nicaragua may pose a public health concern.
我们报告了在尼加拉瓜的钝缘蜱(Amblyomma ovale)和横纹革蜱(A. triste)中检测到非洲立克次体(Rickettsia africae)的分子证据,以及一种新型立克次体菌株。在来自狗的 146 只蜱中,16.4%的蜱 PCR 检测为立克次体阳性。在尼加拉瓜叮咬人类的蜱中存在立克次体可能会对公共卫生构成威胁。