Ticks and tick-associated spotted fever group Rickettsia from birds in the Southwestern Brazilian Amazon
Abstract Background: South American birds are known to play a significant role in life cycles of various hard ticks, particularly within Amblyomma genus. However, the tick fauna from the Amazon region has been poorly studied, being limited to very few studies. Objective: To report tick infestation...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Antioquia
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| Series: | Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-06902018000100026&lng=en&tlng=en |