CLIA: Microbiology / Serology

Question

Which one of the following statements is false:

Please select the single best answer

Rickettsial infections are usually best diagnosed by specific serology, rather than the Weil-Felix test

Ehrlichiosis is transmitted by the lonestar tick

Rickettsia rickettsia causes Rocky mountain spotted fever

Rocky mountain spotted fever is almost always geographically restricted to the Rocky mountain region

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