SEROLOGICAL SURVEY OF Ehrlichia SPECIES IN DOGS, HORSES AND HUMANS: ZOONOTIC SCENERY IN A RURAL SETTLEMENT FROM SOUTHERN BRAZIL

SEROLOGICAL SURVEY OF Ehrlichia SPECIES IN DOGS, HORSES AND HUMANS: ZOONOTIC SCENERY IN A RURAL SETTLEMENT FROM SOUTHERN BRAZIL

SUMMARY The aims of this study were to determine the seroprevalence of Ehrlichia spp. and risk factors for exposure in a restricted population of dogs, horses, and humans highly exposed to tick bites in a Brazilian rural settlement using a commercial ELISA rapid test and two indirect immunofluoresce...

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Main Authors: Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira, Thallitha Samih Wischral Jayme Vieira, Denise do Amaral Gomes Nascimento, Thiago F. Martins, Felipe S. Krawczak, Marcelo B. Labruna, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, Mary Marcondes, Alexander Welker Biondo, Odilon Vidotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-09-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Ehrlichia canis
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
IFA
ELISA
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