New records of Rhipicephalus linnaei infected by Rickettsia massiliae from Central Mexico.
José Francisco Nieto-CabralesBeatriz Salceda-SánchezHéctor M Zazueta-IslasMarlene Solís-CortésMagaly Guadalupe Landa-FloresJuan Carlos Del Mazo-LópezLaura Valtierra-AlzagaJuan J Soto-GutiérrezHeron Huerta-JimenezIngeborg BeckerJorge J Rodríguez-RojasSokani Sánchez-MontesPublished in: Zoonoses and public health (2023)
This work provides the second record of R. massiliae infecting R. linnaei in Mexico and the Americas, increasing the geographic distribution of this Rickettsia species in the Neotropical region, and providing information on the possible role of R. linnaei as a potential vector of this microorganism.