Abstract

SummaryFrom a naturally infected wild cottontail rabbit, S. floridanus, trapped in Virginia, an organism identified as R. rickettsii has been recovered and characterized. The role of cottontail rabbits and certain other native wild mammals in the ecology of Rocky Mountain spotted fever is discussed briefly in the light of this and other related findings.

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