Cargando…

Experimental infection of horses with Rickettsia rickettsii

BACKGROUND: Rickettsia rickettsii is vectored by ticks, and some vertebrate hosts can be sources of infection to ticks during bacteremic periods. In Brazil, the main vector for R. rickettsii is the tick Amblyomma sculptum, a member of the A. cajennense complex. Horses, in turn, are one of the major...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ueno, Tatiana Evelyn Hayama, Costa, Francisco B., Moraes-Filho, Jonas, Agostinho, Washington Carlos, Fernandes, Wilson Roberto, Labruna, Marcelo B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5022194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27624315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1784-y