Transmission dynamics and control of Rickettsia rickettsii in populations of Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris and Amblyomma sculptum

BACKGROUND: Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF), caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, is the tick-borne disease that generates the largest number of human deaths in the world. In Brazil, the current increase of BSF human cases has been associated with the presence and expansion of capybaras Hydr...

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Autores principales: Polo, Gina, Mera Acosta, Carlos, Labruna, Marcelo B., Ferreira, Fernando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28582429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005613

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28582429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005613

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