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Volume 30, Number 10—October 2024
Research Letter

Establishment of Amblyomma maculatum Ticks and Rickettsia parkeri in the Northeastern United States

Goudarz MolaeiComments to Author , Noelle Khalil, Carmen J. Ramos, and Christopher D. Paddock
Author affiliations: Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (G. Molaei); Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven (G. Molaei, N. Khalil); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (C.J. Ramos, C.D. Paddock)

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Biting Amblyomma maculatum tick removed from a woman in Connecticut, USA, and signs of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis. A, B) Dorsal (A) and ventral (B) images of the tick. C, D) A small, erythematous, crusted lesion with a smaller satellite papule that developed at the bite site (C) and 1 of several small erythematous macules that developed on her arm and legs (D).

Figure 2. Biting Amblyomma maculatum tick removed from a woman in Connecticut, USA, and signs of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis. A, B) Dorsal (A) and ventral (B) images of the tick. C, D) A small, erythematous, crusted lesion with a smaller satellite papule that developed at the bite site (C) and 1 of several small erythematous macules that developed on her arm and legs (D).

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