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Table 1 Rickettsia species associated with soft ticks

From: Neglected aspects of tick-borne rickettsioses

Rickettsia speciesa

Methodology (detected/isolated)

Tick species

Animal or site association

Geographical origin

Reference

R. bellii

Detected

Carios capensis

Seabirds

Western Indian Ocean Islands

[91]

R. felis

Detected

Carios capensis

Brown pelican nests

USA

[92]

R. hoogstraalii

Detected

Argas persicus

Human dwellings, trees

Ethiopia

[93]

Detected

Carios capensis

Seabirds

Japan

[94]

Isolated

Carios capensis

ns

USA

[95]

Detected

Carios capensis

Seabirds

Western Indian Ocean Islands

[91]

Detected

Carios sawaii

Seabirds

Japan

[94]

R. lusitaniae

Isolated

Ornithodoros erraticus

Pigs/pigpens

Portugal

[96]

Detected

Ornithodoros yumatensis

Bat caves

Mexico

[97]

R. nicoyana

Isolated

Ornithodoros knoxjonesi

Balantiopteryx plicata

Costa Rica

[98]

R. wissemanii

Detected

Ornithodoros hasei

Bats

French Guiana

[99]

R. argasii

Isolated

Argas dewae

Bats boxes

Australia

[2]

Rickettsia spp.

Isolated

Argas persicus

ns

Armenia

[100]

Detected

Argas vespertilionis

Bat-infested building

France

[101]

Detected

Carios capensis

Yellow-legged gull nests

Algeria

[102]

Detected

Carios kelleyi

Bat-infested building

USA

[103]

Detected

Ornithodoros erraticus

Rodent burrows

Algeria

[102]

Detected

Ornithodoros moubata

Human dwellings

Tanzania

[104]

Detected

Ornithodoros rupestris

Rodent burrows

Algeria

[102]

  1. aIncludes Rickettsia-like species
  2. Abbreviation: ns, not specified