Anti-Rickettsia rickettsii antibodies in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Linnaeus, 1766) from an agricultural landscape in Araras, São Paulo, Brazil

Anti-Rickettsia rickettsii antibodies in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Linnaeus, 1766) from an agricultural landscape in Araras, São Paulo, Brazil

Spotted fever is a typically endemic infectious disease caused by rickettsiae from the spotted fever group, of which Rickettsia rickettsii is the main etiologic agent. It presents high mortality rates in Brazil, with transmission to humans or animals through the bite of infected ticks. The capybara...

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Main Authors: Filipe Corrêa Pacheco, Jonas Moraes Filho, Vlamir José Rocha, Bruno Rodrigues Sampieri, Melissa Marchi Zaniolo, José Ricardo Pachaly, Luciana Kazue Otutumi, Odilon Vidotto, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Daniela Dib Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2017-08-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
Subjects:
Ticks
Serological diagnosis
Spotted Fever
Human
Zoonosis.
Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/27290

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http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/27290

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