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Molecular evidence of potential novel spotted fever group rickettsiae, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species in Amblyomma ticks parasitizing wild snakes

Kho KL 1 , Koh FX 2 , Tay ST 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. khokailing@yahoo.com
  • 2 Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. fuixian@gmail.com
  • 3 Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. tayst@um.edu.my
Parasit Vectors, 2015;8:112.
PMID: 25889376 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0719-3

Abstract

Amblyomma ticks parasitize a wide range of animals in tropical regions. This study describes the identification of Amblyomma ticks from wild snakes in Malaysia and the detection of potential human pathogens such as Rickettsia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia and bartonellae in the ticks.

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