TY - JOUR AU - Cohen, Sara B. AU - Yabsley, Michael J. AU - Garrison, Laurel E. AU - Freye, James D. AU - Dunlap, Brett G. AU - Dunn, John R. AU - Mead, Daniel G. AU - Jones, Timothy F. AU - Moncayo, Abelardo C. T1 - Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma americanum Ticks, Tennessee and Georgia, USA T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 9 SP - 1471 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To determine the geographic distribution of the newly recognized human pathogen Rickettsia parkeri, we looked for this organism in ticks from Tennessee and Georgia, USA. Using PCR and sequence analysis, we identified R. parkeri in 2 Amblyomma americanum ticks. This rickettsiosis may be underdiagnosed in the eastern United States. KW - Rickettsia parkeri KW - Amblyomma americanum KW - Amblyomma maculatum KW - Rocky Mountain spotted fever KW - Tennessee KW - Georgia KW - bacteria KW - rickettsia KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1509.090330 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/9/09-0330_article ER - End of Reference