Abstract Antibodies against Spotted Fever Group (SFG) Rickettsia and Coxiella burnetii,
investigated through indirect antibody immunofluorescence tests, were detected in serum …

Abstract The Salamanca Province of Spain is an endemic zone for Mediterranean spotted
fever. In this area, only one case of Q fever has been reported and typhus group rickettsial …

To assess canine exposure to spotted group rickettsiae in the central provinces of Spain,
ticks removed from dogs were studied by immunofluorescence (IF) staining. Twenty-eight …

Spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae are obligatory intracellular bacteria that cause disease
in humans and other animals. Ixodid ticks are the principal vectors of SFG rickettsiae. The …

Abstract In Buenos Aires city (Argentina), the circulation of these agents has been detected
mainly in vectors and animals, few human cases having been described. The aim of our …

A seroepidemiological study was conducted in 308 dogs to determine the presence of
antibodies to Rickettsia conorii, using an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Seven of …

A total of 2,229 adults ticks (1,428 males and 801 females) belonging to the brown dog tick,
Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806, collected from dogs in Seville province …

Evidence of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae was obtained from flea pools and
individual ticks collected at three sites in northwestern Peru within the focus of an outbreak …

We assessed the prevalence of antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae in human
beings and dogs by indirect immunofluorescence in the region of'Vallés Occidental' …

The zoonotic transmission cycles of Rickettsia rickettsii and other spotted fever group (SFG)
rickettsiae in Latin America have usually been associated with rural or sylvatic …