Volume 18, Number 6—June 2012
Dispatch
Rickettsia parkeri Infection in Domestic Dogs, Southern Louisiana, USA, 2011
Table
Rickettsia parkeri infection in domestic dogs in 5 animal shelters from 5 parishes in southern Louisiana, USA, June and July 2011*
Parish | No. dogs positive/no. tested (%) |
---|---|
Ascension | 0/13 |
Livingston† | 2/9 (22) |
Iberville | 0/4 |
East Feliciana | 9/55 (16) |
Tangipahoa† | 1/12 (8) |
*The presence of R. parkeri was determined by PCR for rompA. R. parkeri, Rickettsia parkeri; rompA, rickettsial outer membrane protein A.
†Parishes directly adjoin one another.