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Tick Microbiome Characterization by Next-Generation 16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing
Published on: August 25, 2018
Q fever transmission mediated by ticks
Francisco Tejerina1,2,3, Mercedes Marín1, José A Oteo4
1Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
We report a patient diagnosed with Q fever who developed an acute hepatitis after tick exposure. Sequence analysis of PCR fragments from the patient´s blood and the tick from the patient (Hyalomma lusitanicum) showed homologous (100% identity) Coxiella burnetii sequences, suggesting direct Q fever transmission by a H. lusitanicum tick.
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