Metagenomic-based Surveillance of Pacific Coast tick Dermacentor occidentalis Identifies Two Novel Bunyaviruses and an Emerging Human Ricksettsial Pathogen
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12047-6
Abstract: An increasing number of emerging tick-borne diseases has been reported in the United States since the 1970s. Using metagenomic next generation sequencing, we detected nucleic acid sequences from 2 novel viruses in the family Bunyaviridae… read more here.
Keywords: emerging human; tick dermacentor; coast tick; pacific coast ... See more keywords
Rickettsia Species Isolated from Dermacentor occidentalis (Acari: Ixodidae) from California
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjy100
Abstract: Abstract The Pacific Coast tick (Dermacentor occidentalis Marx, 1892) is one of the most widely distributed and frequently encountered tick species in California. This tick is the primary vector of an unclassified spotted fever group… read more here.
Keywords: dermacentor occidentalis; california; rickettsia 364d;