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Human Parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri Ticks Infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis, Brazil.
- Source :
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Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2019 Dec; Vol. 25 (12), pp. 2339-2341. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Spotted fever is the main rickettsial disease in Brazil. We report 12 cases of human parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri in the Atlantic rainforest, an area of Brazil to which spotted fever is endemic. Nine of the ticks were infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Brazil epidemiology
Humans
Phylogeny
Rickettsia Infections transmission
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis epidemiology
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis microbiology
Rickettsia classification
Rickettsia genetics
Rickettsia Infections epidemiology
Rickettsia Infections microbiology
Tick Infestations epidemiology
Tick Infestations microbiology
Ticks microbiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6059
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31742531
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.190988