Spotted fever group Rickettsia infecting ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Spotted fever group Rickettsia infecting ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil

During 2006-2008, a total of 260 adult ticks were collected from domestic and wild animals in different regions of the state of Santa Catarina (SC), Brazil, including areas where human cases of Brazilian spotted fever have been reported. Collected ticks belonging to nine species (Amblyomma aureolatu...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Pereira Medeiros, Antonio Pereira de Souza, Anderson Barbosa de Moura, Marcia Sangaletti Lavina, Valdomiro Bellato, Amélia Aparecida Sartor, Fernanda Aparecida Nieri-Bastos, Leonardo José Richtzenhain, Marcelo Bahia Labruna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Rickettsia
spotted fever
ticks
Amblyomma
Rhipicephalus
Dermacentor
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