Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever.

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 h...

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Main Authors: Hermes R Luz, Francisco B Costa, Hector R Benatti, Vanessa N Ramos, Maria Carolina de A Serpa, Thiago F Martins, Igor C L Acosta, Diego G Ramirez, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Alejandro Ramirez-Hernandez, Lina C Binder, Marcio Port Carvalho, Vlamir Rocha, Thiago C Dias, Camila L Simeoni, José Brites-Neto, Jardel Brasil, Ana Maria Nievas, Patricia Ferreira Monticelli, Maria Estela G Moro, Beatriz Lopes, Daniel M Aguiar, Richard C Pacheco, Celso Eduardo Souza, Ubiratan Piovezan, Raquel Juliano, Katia Maria P M B Ferraz, Matias P J Szabó, Marcelo B Labruna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007734

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007734

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