Serosurvey of antibodies against spotted fever group Rickettsia spp. in horse farms in Northern Paraná, Brazil Soroprevalência de anticorpos contra Rickettsia spp. do grupo febre maculosa em equinos de haras no Norte do Paraná, Brasil

Serosurvey of antibodies against spotted fever group Rickettsia spp. in horse farms in Northern Paraná, Brazil Soroprevalência de anticorpos contra Rickettsia spp. do grupo febre maculosa em equinos de haras no Norte do Paraná, Brasil

Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is an emerging disease most likely caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. The objective of the present study was to estimate the seroprevalence of BSF rickettsia infections in equines from six horse farms located in Londrina County, Paraná, Southern Brazil. Six owners of hors...

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Main Authors: Katia Tamekuni, Roberta dos Santos Toledo, Mauro de Freitas Silva Filho, Valeska Bender Haydu, Richard Campos Pacheco, José Henrique Cavicchioli, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, John Stephen Dumler, Odilon Vidotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2010-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Febre maculosa brasileira
Amblyomma spp.
Rickettsia spp.
equinos
Brazilian spotted fever
horse farms
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