Rickettsia sibirica explained

Rickettsia sibirica is a species of Rickettsia.[1] This bacterium is the etiologic agent of North Asian tick typhus, which is also known as Siberian tick typhus.[2] The ticks that transmit it are primarily various species of Dermacentor and Haemaphysalis.

Notes and References

  1. Harrus S, Perlman-Avrahami A, Mumcuoglu KY, Morick D, Baneth G . Molecular detection of Rickettsia massiliae, Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae and Rickettsia conorii israelensis in ticks from Israel . Clin Microbiol Infect . 17. 2. 176–80. March 2010 . 20331680 . 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03224.x . free .
  2. Parola P, Paddock CD, Raoult D . Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: Emerging Diseases Challenging Old Concepts . Clinical Microbiology Reviews . 18. 4 . 719–756. 2005 . 10.1128/CMR.18.4.719-756.2005. 16223955. 1265907.

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