Detection of anti: Rickettsia spp. antibodies in domestic chickens of extensive breeding in an endemic area for spotted fever in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

The goal of this study was to investigate anti-Rickettsia spp. antibodies in sera of domestic chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) of extensive breeding in Cerro Largo county, considered an endemic area for spotted fever in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Three hundred blood samples were coll...

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Main Authors: Jonas Fernandes Maciel, Felipe da Silva Krawczak, Caroline Sobotyk de Oliveira, Jonas Moraes-Filho, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Sônia de Avila Botton, Fernanda Silveira Flores Vogel, Luis Antonio Sangioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2013-11-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782013001100019&lng=en&tlng=en