MOLECULAR INVESTIGATION OF HEMOTROPIC MYCOPLASMAS IN HUMAN BEINGS, DOGS AND HORSES IN A RURAL SETTLEMENT IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL

SUMMARY The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of hemoplasmas in a rural Brazilian settlement's population of human beings, their dogs and horses, highly exposed to tick bites; to identify the tick species parasitizing dogs and horses, and analyze factors associated with their...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rafael Felipe da Costa VIEIRA, Odilon VIDOTTO, Thállitha Samih Wischral Jayme VIEIRA, Ana Márcia Sá GUIMARAES, Andrea Pires dos SANTOS, Naíla Cannes NASCIMENTO, Nelson Jesse Rodrigues dos SANTOS, Thiago Fernandes MARTINS, Marcelo Bahia LABRUNA, Mary MARCONDES, Alexander Welker BIONDO, Joanne Belle MESSICK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000400353&lng=en&tlng=en