Queensland tick typhus
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Queensland tick typhus is a condition caused by a bacterium Rickettsia australis
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It is transmitted by Ixodes holocyclus and Ixodes tasmani.
Rickettsia australis
Rickettsia australis is a bacterium that causes a medical condition called Queensland tick typhus. The probable vectors are the tick species, Ixodes holocyclus and Ixodes tasmani. Small marsupials are suspected reservoirs of this bacterium....
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It is transmitted by Ixodes holocyclus and Ixodes tasmani.
See also
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