[HTML][HTML] First identification of natural infection of Rickettsia rickettsii in the Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick, in the State of Rio de Janeiro

NC Cunha, AH Fonseca, J Rezende… - Pesquisa Veterinária …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
The Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF) is a zoonotic disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and
transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma, more frequently, Amblyomma cajennense …

Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii and Rickettsia bellii in Cell Culture from the Tick Amblyomma aureolatum in Brazil

A Pinter, MB Labruna - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a highly lethal disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. In the
present study, rickettsial infection was evaluated in 669 Amblyomma aureolatum adult ticks …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of Rickettsia rickettsii in the tick Amblyomma cajennense in a new Brazilian spotted fever-endemic area in the state of Minas Gerais

E Guedes, RC Leite, MCA Prata… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
The present study evaluated rickettsial infection in Amblyomma spp. ticks collected in a farm
in Coronel Pacheco, a Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) endemic area. A total of 78 A …

Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii from the tick Amblyomma sculptum from a Brazilian spotted fever-endemic area in the Pampulha Lake region, southeastern Brazil

MB Labruna, FS Krawczak, M Gerardi… - … : Regional Studies and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia
rickettsii, the deadliest spotted fever of the world, transmitted in southeastern Brazil mainly …

Rickettsial infections of dogs, horses and ticks in Juiz de Fora, southeastern Brazil, and isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii from Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks

RC Pacheco, J MORAES‐FILHO… - Medical and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The present study was performed in an area endemic for Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) in
Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, during the years 2007 and 2008, when fatal …

[HTML][HTML] Rickettsia species infecting Amblyomma ticks from an area endemic for Brazilian spotted fever in Brazil

E Guedes, RC Leite, RC Pacheco, I Silveira… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
This study reports rickettsial infection in Amblyomma cajennense and Amblyomma
dubitatum ticks collected in an area of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where Brazilian …

Serologic and molecular survey of Rickettsia spp. in dogs, horses and ticks from the Atlantic rainforest of the state of Bahia, Brazil

PB de Oliveira, TV Harvey, HF Fehlberg… - … and Applied Acarology, 2019 - Springer
Tick-borne spotted fever in Brazil is known to be caused by two agents, Rickettsia rickettsii
and Rickettsia parkeri. Nothing was known about these agents in one area of the Atlantic …

[HTML][HTML] Rickettsial spotted fever in capoeirao village, Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

MCB Vianna, MC Horta, LA Sangioni… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
The present study investigated the infection by spotted fever rickettsia in an endemic area for
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF; caused by Rickettsia rickettsii) in Minas Gerais State, Brazil …

First report of a Rickettsia asembonensis related infecting fleas in Brazil

AB Silva, VF Vizzoni, AP Costa, FB Costa… - Acta tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study was performed in a non-endemic area for spotted fever (SF) in Imperatriz
microregion, state of Maranhão, Brazil. Blood samples and ectoparasites were collected …

Rickettsia Species Infecting Amblyomma cooperi Ticks from an Area in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, Where Brazilian Spotted Fever Is Endemic

MB Labruna, T Whitworth, MC Horta… - Journal of clinical …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Owing to the potential role of the tick Amblyomma cooperi in the enzootic cycle of Rickettsia
rickettsii, the etiologic agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), this study evaluated infection by …