Rickettsial infection in ticks infesting wild birds from two eco-regions of Argentina

Abstract Several tick-borne Rickettsia species are recognized human pathogens in Argentina. Here we evaluated rickettsial infection in ticks collected on passerine birds during 2011-2012 in two eco-regions of Argentina. The ticks were processed by molecular analysis through polymerase chain reaction...

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Main Authors: Fernando Sebastián Flores, Francisco Borges Costa, Santiago Nava, Luiz Adrián Diaz, Marcelo Bahia Labruna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612016000300378&lng=en&tlng=en