Brazilian Spotted Fever Prevention through a Nonlethal Capybara Population Control Strategy
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), a lethal tick-borne Rickettsioses (2000 - 2018 >600 human deaths) involving synanthropic capybara as host. METHODS: We introduced an alternative to mitigate human-capybara conflicts and epidemiologic concerns of BSF. Complex aspects like t...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
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| Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100687&lng=en&tlng=en |