Each of the following statements regarding Rickettsiaceae is correct EXCEPT: Serodiagnosis using enzyme immunoassay or indirect immunofluorescence methods is preferred over the Weil-Felix reaction to diagnose rickettsial disease. Most cases of ehrlichiosis are transmitted by the Lone Star tick. Rickettsia rickettsii is the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is almost always geographically restricted to the Rocky Mountain region?
1) Serodiagnosis using enzyme immunoassay or indirect immunofluorescence methods is preferred over the Weil-Felix reaction to diagnose rickettsial disease.
2) Most cases of ehrlichiosis are transmitted by the Lone Star tick.
3) Rickettsia rickettsii is the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
4) Rocky Mountain spotted fever is almost always geographically restricted to the Rocky Mountain region.