The presence of Rhipicephalus muhsamae north of the Sahara

The occurrence of male and female Rhipicephalus muhsamae feeding on dogs and a horse in Upper Egypt is described. The morphological identification was verified using partial 16S rRNA gene sequences. By applying respective real-time PCRs, no evidence neither for Coxiella burnetii nor for spotted-fever rickettsia infections were found in the ticks.Fil: Langguth, Johanna. University of Leipzig; AlemaniaFil: Chitimia Dobler, Lidia. Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology; Alemania. German Center of Infection Research; AlemaniaFil: Nava, Santiago. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Santa Fe. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; ArgentinaFil: Pfeffer, Martin. University of Leipzig; Alemani