Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma triste from Uruguay

Our goal was to detect whether spotted fever group Rickettsia are found in the suspected vector of rickettsioses, Amblyomma triste, in Uruguay. Rickettsia parkeri was detected in A. triste, which suggests that this species could be considered a pathogenic agent responsible for human rickettsioses in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Venzal, José M., Portillo, Aránzazu, Estrada-Peña, Agustín, Castro, Oscar, Cabrera, Perla A., Oteo, José A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15496258
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1008.030999
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Sumario:Our goal was to detect whether spotted fever group Rickettsia are found in the suspected vector of rickettsioses, Amblyomma triste, in Uruguay. Rickettsia parkeri was detected in A. triste, which suggests that this species could be considered a pathogenic agent responsible for human rickettsioses in Uruguay.

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