[HTML][HTML] 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 …

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 …

Epidemiology of Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rainforest in a spotted fever-endemic area of southern Brazil

ARM Barbieri, M Jonas Filho, FA Nieri-Bastos… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study was performed in Vila Itoupava, an area of the state of Santa Catarina,
southern Brazil, in which a tick-borne spotted fever illness has been endemic since 2003 …

[HTML][HTML] Ticks and rickettsiae from wildlife in Belize, Central America

MG Lopes, JM Junior, RJ Foster, BJ Harmsen… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background The agents of spotted fevers in Latin America are Rickettsia rickettsii, R. parkeri,
Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rainforest, and R. massiliae. In Continental Central America, R …

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] 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 …

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 …

[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 …

Rickettsial infection in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of wild animals in midwestern Brazil

R Witter, TF Martins, AK Campos, ALT Melo… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ticks collected in the last two decades from free-living and captive wild animals from 28
municipalities of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso were identified and tested using …

[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 …