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Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever
BACKGROUND: Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, has been associated with the transmission by the tick Amblyomma sculptum, and one of its main hosts, the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). METHODS: During 2015–2019, we captured capybaras and ticks in seven...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6750615/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31490924 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007734 |