Exposure of dogs to Rickettsia spp. in Costa Rica: Risk factors for PCR-positive ectoparasites and seropositivity

Infection of dogs with Rickettsia spp. can result in inapparent, mild, or severe disease. Moreover, common dog ticks and fleas are able to transmit rickettsiae to nearby humans. In this study, the seroprevalence of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae was determined in dogs of Costa Rica, as well a...

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Autores principales: Pacheco-Solano, Katherine, Barrantes-González, Alexander, Dolz, Gaby, Troyo, Adriana, Jiménez-Rocha, Ana E., Romero-Zuñiga, Juan José, Taylor, Lizeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Original Research article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6717101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31489383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2019.e00118

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6717101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31489383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2019.e00118

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