Human Parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri Ticks Infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis, Brazil

Spotted fever is the main rickettsial disease in Brazil. We report 12 cases of human parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri in the Atlantic rainforest, an area of Brazil to which spotted fever is endemic. Nine of the ticks were infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis.

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Autores principales: Borsoi, Ana Beatriz P., Bitencourth, Karla, de Oliveira, Stefan V., Amorim, Marinete, Gazêta, Gilberto S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6874247/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31742531
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.190988
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author Borsoi, Ana Beatriz P.
Bitencourth, Karla
de Oliveira, Stefan V.
Amorim, Marinete
Gazêta, Gilberto S.
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description Spotted fever is the main rickettsial disease in Brazil. We report 12 cases of human parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri in the Atlantic rainforest, an area of Brazil to which spotted fever is endemic. Nine of the ticks were infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis.
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spelling pubmed-68742472019-12-01 Human Parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri Ticks Infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis, Brazil Borsoi, Ana Beatriz P. Bitencourth, Karla de Oliveira, Stefan V. Amorim, Marinete Gazêta, Gilberto S. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Spotted fever is the main rickettsial disease in Brazil. We report 12 cases of human parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri in the Atlantic rainforest, an area of Brazil to which spotted fever is endemic. Nine of the ticks were infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6874247/ /pubmed/31742531 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.190988 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Borsoi, Ana Beatriz P.
Bitencourth, Karla
de Oliveira, Stefan V.
Amorim, Marinete
Gazêta, Gilberto S.
Human Parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri Ticks Infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis, Brazil
title Human Parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri Ticks Infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis, Brazil
title_full Human Parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri Ticks Infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis, Brazil
title_fullStr Human Parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri Ticks Infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Human Parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri Ticks Infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis, Brazil
title_short Human Parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri Ticks Infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis, Brazil
title_sort human parasitism by amblyomma parkeri ticks infected with candidatus rickettsia paranaensis, brazil
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6874247/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31742531
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.190988
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