Removal of Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) population as measure to control Amblyomma tick population and reduce Brazilian Spotted Fever transmission risk in a Gated Community in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil) – Case Study

Removal of Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) population as measure to control Amblyomma tick population and reduce Brazilian Spotted Fever transmission risk in a Gated Community in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil) – Case Study

This study reports the factors which led a gated community located in Bragança Paulista (SP, Brazil), a non-endemic area for Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF), to be classified as a Risk Area for transmission of this disease, showing that an increasing resident population of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydr...

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Main Authors: Adriana Akemi Kuniy, Ciro Antônio Dias, Celso de Souza, Francisco Conrado de Mendonça Uchoa, Thaís Guimarães Luiz, Monicque Silva Pereira, Débora Bonilha Vasquez, Marcello Schiavo Nardi, Priscila Machion Leonis, Vitor Arruda, Sóstenes Pelegrini, Harley Sebastião da Silva, Leandro Godoy, Thiago Macek Gonçalves Zahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2019-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science
Subjects:
Rickettsia rickettsii
Ticks
Amblyomma sculptum
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Public health risk
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/143159

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http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/143159

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