First molecular detection of Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rainforest in Amblyomma ovale ticks from Espírito Santo state, Brazil

First molecular detection of Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rainforest in Amblyomma ovale ticks from Espírito Santo state, Brazil

Abstract Espírito Santo state (southeastern Brazil) is considered an endemic area for spotted fever group rickettsioses. In February 2017, we received in our laboratory seven unfed Amblyomma ovale adult ticks collected by a farmer from his clothes and body (not attached) during a working day in the...

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Main Authors: Igor da Cunha Lima Acosta, Hermes Ribeiro Luz, Álvaro Adolfo Faccini-Martínez, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Crispim Cerutti Junior, Marcelo Bahia Labruna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2018-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Rickettsia sp.
cepa Mata Atlântica
Amblyomma ovale
carrapatos
Espírito Santo
Brasil
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