Rickettsial infection in Amblyomma cajennense ticks and capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in a Brazilian spotted fever-endemic area

BACKGROUND: Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, is the deadliest spotted fever of the world. In most of the BSF-endemic areas, capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are the principal host for the tick Amblyomma cajennense, which is the main vector of BSF. ME...

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Autores principales: Krawczak, Felipe S, Nieri-Bastos, Fernanda A, Nunes, Fernanda P, Soares, João F, Moraes-Filho, Jonas, Labruna, Marcelo B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3892071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24387674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-7

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