Serosurvey of Borrelia in dogs, horses, and humans exposed to ticks in a rural settlement of southern Brazil

Serosurvey of Borrelia in dogs, horses, and humans exposed to ticks in a rural settlement of southern Brazil

Abstract The aims of the present study were to serosurvey dogs, horses, and humans highly exposed to tick bites for anti-Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. antibodies, identify tick species present, and determine risk factors associated with seropositivity in a rural settlement of Paraná State, southern Braz...

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Main Authors: Denise Amaral Gomes Nascimento, Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira, Thállitha Samih Wischral Jayme Vieira, Roberta dos Santos Toledo, Katia Tamekuni, Nelson Jessé Rodrigues dos Santos, Daniela Dibb Gonçalves, Maria Luísa Vieira, Alexander Welker Biondo, Odilon Vidotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Teste de imunofluorescência (IFI)
doença de Lyme
sorologia
doenças transmitidas por carrapatos
western blot
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