High Prevalence of Rickettsia raoultii Found in Dermacentor Ticks Collected in Barnaul, Altai Krai, Western Siberia
Journal: Pathogens
Year: 2023

The prevalence of the tick-borne spotted fever group rickettsioses pathogens in ticks collected in Barnaul, the administrative center of Altai Krai, Western Siberia, was studied. The causative agent of tick-borne lymphadenopathy (TIBOLA) <i>Rickettsia raoultii</i> was revealed to be present in 61.9% of the samples from <i>Dermacentor</i> ticks. Moreover, <i>Rickettsia helvetica</i> has been identified in 5.1% of <i>Ixodes</i> ticks.