Volume 4, Number 2—June 1998
Perspective
Rickettsial Pathogens and Their Arthropod Vectors
Abdu F. Azad*
and Charles B. Beard†
and Charles B. Beard†Table 3
Species composition of tick-borne rickettsiae isolated from hemolymph-positive Dermacentor ticksa
| Rickettsial sp | California D. occidentalis (No. isolates) | Montana D. andersoni (No. isolates) | Ohio D. variabilis (No. isolates) | Long Island D. variabilis (No. isolates) | Maryland D. variabilis (No. isolates) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. rickettsii | 0 (0) | 9 (10) | 18 (4) | 0 (0) | 8 (2) |
| R. rhipicephali | 96 (79) | 44 (47) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| R. montana | – | 7 (8) | 59 (13) | 100 (100) | 0 (0) |
| Other SFGb | – | – | 5 (1)c | – | 88 (23)d |
| R. bellii | 4 (3) | 39 (41) | 18 (4) | 0 (0) | 4 (1) |
| Total number isolates | 82 | 106 | 22 | 100 | 26 |
aShows a compilation of various statewide surveys, comparing the species composition of SFG rickettsiae in Dermacentor spp. ticks that tested positive by immunofluorescence assay.
bSFG, spotted fever group.
cR. amblyommii.
dMouse anti-sera made against Maryland isolates reacted with WB-8-2 (unnamed SFG rickettsiae).
