The Eco-epidemiology of Pacific Coast Tick Fever in California.

• Main Authors: Kerry A Padgett (Author), Denise Bonilla (Author), Marina E Eremeeva (Author), Carol Glaser (Author), Robert S Lane (Author), Charsey Cole Porse (Author), Martin B Castro (Author), Sharon Messenger (Author), Alex Espinosa (Author), Jill Hacker (Author), Anne Kjemtrup (Author), Bonnie Ryan (Author), Jamesina J Scott (Author), Renjie Hu (Author), Melissa Hardstone Yoshimizu (Author), Gregory A Dasch (Author), Vicki Kramer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rickettsia philipii (type strain "Rickettsia 364D"), the etiologic agent of Pacific Coast tick fever (PCTF), is transmitted to people by the Pacific Coast tick, Dermacentor occidentalis. Following the first confirmed human case of PCTF in 2008, 13 additional human cases have been reported...