Ixodes tropicalis (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting a human and molecular detection of Rickettsia bellii, Colombia

Introduction: Ixodes tropicalis is a little-known tick species reported parasitizing wild rodents only in Colombia and Perú. Objective: To report a case of I. tropicalis infesting a human in the south of the metropolitan area of the Valle de Aburrá, Antioquia, Colombia, and to report the molecular d...

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Main Authors: Juan Carlos Quintero, María L. Félix, José M. Venzal, Santiago Nava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2021-06-01
Series:Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Online Access:https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/5464