Molecular identification of Rickettsia felis in ticks and fleas from an endemic area for Brazilian Spotted Fever

Molecular identification of Rickettsia felis in ticks and fleas from an endemic area for Brazilian Spotted Fever

Rickettsioses are arthropod-borne diseases caused by parasites from the Order Rickettsiales. The most prevalent rickettsial disease in Brazil is Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF). This work intends the molecular detection of those agents in ectoparasites from an endemic area of BSF in the state of Espír...

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Main Authors: KA Oliveira, LS Oliveira, CCA Dias, A Silva Jr, MR Almeida, G Almada, DH Bouyer, MAM Galvão, CL Mafra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Rickettsia felis
Rickettsia rickettsii
Ctenocephalides felis
Brazilian Spotted Fever
R. felis-spotted fever
tick
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