Volume 12, Number 7—July 2006
Research
Rickettsia sibirica Isolation from a Patient and Detection in Ticks, Portugal
Rita de Sousa*
, Conceição Barata†, Liliana Vitorino‡, Margarida Santos-Silva*, Carlos Carrapato§, Jorge Torgal¶, David Walker#, and Fátima Bacellar*
, Conceição Barata†, Liliana Vitorino‡, Margarida Santos-Silva*, Carlos Carrapato§, Jorge Torgal¶, David Walker#, and Fátima Bacellar*
Table 1
Number of Rhipicephalus spp. collected in the Alentejo region and identified rickettsiae
| Month/ site | Origin | Tick species (no., sex)* | Identified rickettsia |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | |||
| Beja | Egyptian mongoose | Rhipicephalus turanicus (2M) | 1 Rickettsia bar29 |
| Mourão | Vegetation | R. turanicus (1M) | 1 Rickettsia bar29 |
| Egyptian mongoose | R. pusillus (13F;7M) | 1 R. sibirica | |
| May | |||
| Mértola | Dog | R. sanguineus (8F; 22M) | 2 Rickettsia bar29 |
| Vegetation | R. sanguineus (2F; 4M) | – | |
| R. turanicus (2F) | – | ||
| Cow | R. sanguineus (3F) | – | |
| R. bursa (2M) | – | ||
| Sheep | R. sanguineus (1F) | – | |
| R. bursa (1F; 2M) | 1 Rickettsia sp. | ||
| R. turanicus (2F; 4M) | 1 Rickettsia bar29 | ||
| Ourique | Dog | R. turanicus (1M) | 1 Rickettsia bar29 |
| Beja | Dog | R. sanguineus (6 M) | 1 Rickettsia bar29 |
| R. sanguineus (1M) | – | ||
| June | – | ||
| Ourique | Dog | R. sanguineus (10F; 7M) | – |
| August | |||
| Mértola | Dog | R. sanguineus (2F, 2M) | – |
*F, female; M, male.
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