Serological evidence of exposure to tick-borne agents in opossums (Didelphis spp.) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Serological evidence of exposure to tick-borne agents in opossums (Didelphis spp.) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract This work involved a serological investigation of tick-borne pathogens in opossums in eight municipalities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Serum samples from 109 opossums (91 Didelphis aurita and 18 Didelphis albiventris) were tested to detect antibodies to Rickettsia rickettsii (Taiaçu...

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Main Authors: Andréia Lima Tomé Melo, Daniel Moura de Aguiar, Mariana Granziera Spolidorio, Natalino Hajime Yoshinari, Eliana Reiko Matushima, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Mauricio Claudio Horta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2016-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Didelphis albiventris
Didelphis aurita
Rickettsia
Ehrlichia
Borrelia
carrapatos
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