Exposure of Baixadeiro horses to Rickettsia spp. and to ticks infected by Rickettsia amblyommatis in the Baixada Maranhense micro-region, Maranhão, Brazil

Exposure of Baixadeiro horses to Rickettsia spp. and to ticks infected by Rickettsia amblyommatis in the Baixada Maranhense micro-region, Maranhão, Brazil

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate exposure of Baixadeiro horses to Rickettsia spp. and to ticks infected by Rickettsia in the Baixada Maranhense (lowlands) micro-region, state of Maranhão. A total of 258 horses were tested for Rickettsia rickettsii, Rickettsia amblyommatis and Rick...

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Main Authors: Edvaldo Franco Amorim Filho, Francisco Borges Costa, Jonas Moraes-Filho, Ana Clara Gomes dos Santos, Tássia Lopes do Vale, Andréa Pereira da Costa, Arannadia Barbosa Silva, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Rita de Maria Seabra Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2018-09-01
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
Baixadeiro horse
ticks
Rickettsia spp.
Maranhão.
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