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Rickettsia rickettsii Whole-Cell Antigens Offer Protection against Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in the Canine Host

Published:2019-02 Issue:2 Volume:87 Page:
ISSN:0019-9567
Container-title:Infection and Immunity
language:en
Short-container-title:Infect Immun

Author:

Alhassan Andy¹,Liu Huitao¹,McGill Jodi¹,Cerezo Argine²,Jakkula Laxmi U. M. R.¹,Nair Arathy D. S.¹,Winkley Emma¹,Olson Sally³,Marlow Denver³,Sahni Abha⁴,Narra Hema P.⁴,Sahni Sanjeev⁴,Henningson Jamie²,Ganta Roman R.¹

Affiliation:

1. Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University (CVM-KSU), Manhattan, Kansas, USA

2. Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, CVM-KSU, Manhattan, Kansas, USA

3. Comparative Medicine Group, CVM-KSU, Manhattan, Kansas, USA

4. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA

Abstract

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a potentially fatal tick-borne disease in people and dogs. RMSF is reported in the United States and several countries in North, Central, and South America.

Funder

Intramural support, Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases, Kansas State University

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Immunology,Microbiology,Parasitology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/IAI.00628-18

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