Serosurvey of Rickettsia spp. in cats from a Brazilian spotted fever-endemic area

Abstract Rickettsia spp. bacteria are responsible for tick-borne diseases worldwide, mostly maintained by rickettsial amplifiers capybaras in Brazilian endemic areas. The campus of the University of São Paulo, in southeastern Brazil, is an area endemic for Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), with high de...

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Main Authors: Juliana Cristina Rebonato Mendes, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Camila Marinelli Martins, Aurea Maria Oliveira Canavessi, Tatiana Jimenez, Maysa Pellizzaro, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Vivien Midori Morikawa, Andrea Pires dos Santos, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Alexander Welker Biondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2019-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612019000400713&tlng=en