Epidemiology of Brazilian spotted fever in the Atlantic Forest, state of São Paulo, Brazil

M Ogrzewalska, DG Saraiva, J Moraes-Filho… - Parasitology, 2012 - cambridge.org
The tick-borne bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the aetiological agent of Brazilian spotted
fever (BSF). The present study evaluated tick infestations on wild and domestic animals, and …

Features of Brazilian spotted fever in two different endemic areas in Brazil

RN Angerami, M Câmara, MR Pacola… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2012 - Elsevier
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) caused by Rickettsia rickettsii is the most important rickettsiosis
and the only reportable tick-borne disease in Brazil. In Brazil, the hard tick Amblyomma …

Ecology of a tick-borne spotted fever in southern Brazil

FS Krawczak, LC Binder, CS Oliveira, FB Costa… - … and Applied Acarology, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state of Brazil, bordering Uruguay. Clinical
cases of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiosis were recently reported in Rio Grande do Sul …

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 …

[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 …

Rickettsial infection in Amblyomma cajennense ticks and capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in a Brazilian spotted fever-endemic area

FS Krawczak, FA Nieri-Bastos, FP Nunes, JF Soares… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Background Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, is
the deadliest spotted fever of the world. In most of the BSF-endemic areas, capybaras …

Predictive Factors for Fatal Tick‐Borne Spotted Fever in Brazil

SV de Oliveira, MCA Willemann… - Zoonoses and public …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Summary In Brazil, two pathogenic Rickettsia species have been identified causing tick‐
borne spotted fever (SF). The aetiological agent Rickettsia rickettsii causes serious illness …

[HTML][HTML] Spotted fever group Rickettsia infecting ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil

AP Medeiros, AP Souza, AB Moura… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
During 2006-2008, a total of 260 adult ticks were collected from domestic and wild animals
in different regions of the state of Santa Catarina (SC), Brazil, including areas where human …

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 …

Ecology, biology and distribution of spotted-fever tick vectors in Brazil

MPJ Szabó, A Pinter, MB Labruna - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Spotted-fever-caused Rickettsia rickettsii infection is in Brazil the major tick-borne zoonotic
disease. Recently, a second and milder human rickettsiosis caused by an agent genetically …