Environmental infestation and rickettsial infection in ticks in an area endemic for Brazilian spotted fever

Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, is endemic in the municipality of Americana, southeastern Brazil, where the disease is transmitted by the tickAmblyomma cajennense. This study evaluated the tick fauna and rickettsial infection in free-living ticks that were captured mo...

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Main Authors: José Brites-Neto, Fernanda Aparecida Nieri-Bastos, Jardel Brasil, Keila Maria Roncato Duarte, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Cecília José Veríssimo, Amália Regina Mar Barbieri, Marcelo Bahia Labruna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612013000300367&lng=en&tlng=en