Test for Borrelia spp. in bats in an urban area in the South of Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: We investigated the occurrence of relapsing fever (RF) causing Borrelia genus spirochetes in synanthropic bats from the municipality of Maringá, Paraná, South of Brazil. METHODS: Tissue samples from the wings of bats were collected monthly from April 2013 to February 2014...

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Main Authors: Laís Sanseverino, Henrique Ortêncio Filho, Maria Esteve-Gassent, Thais Martinez Rodrigues Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100686&lng=en&tlng=en