Rickettsia rickettsii transmission by a lone star tick, North Carolina.

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2011-05

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Only indirect or circumstantial evidence has been published to support transmission of Rickettsia rickettsii by Amblyomma americanum (lone star) ticks in North America. This study provides molecular evidence that A. americanum ticks can function, although most likely infrequently, as vectors of Rocky Mountain spotted fever for humans.

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10.3201/eid1705.101530

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Breitschwerdt, Edward B, Barbara C Hegarty, Ricardo G Maggi, Paul M Lantos, Denise M Aslett and Julie M Bradley (2011). Rickettsia rickettsii transmission by a lone star tick, North Carolina. Emerg Infect Dis, 17(5). pp. 873–875. 10.3201/eid1705.101530 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/13967.

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Paul Michael Lantos

Professor of Medicine

I am interested in the spatial epidemiology of infectious diseases. My research utilizes geographic information systems (GIS) and geostatistical analyses to understand the spatial and spatiotemporal distribution of diseases, and their relationship with environmental and demographic factors. I currently have active studies evaluating the spatial distribution of numerous domestic and international infectious diseases, including SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), cytomegalovirus, influenza, and Lyme disease. Additionally I am interested in maternal-child health, and I have a number of ongoing studies of neighborhood health disparities in obstetrical care and birth outcomes. I am interested in GIS education and have conducted workshops on public health GIS in Mongolia and China.


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