Domestic animals and wildlife play important roles as reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens that
are transmitted to humans by ticks. Besides their role as vectors of several classes of …

[Español] Entre las enfermedades infecciosas emergentes, el grupo de las arbovirosis tiene
un notable impacto mundial debido a su potencial epidémico y propagación sin …

The aim of the study was to describe the epidemiological factors associated with the risks of
recent Rickettsia exposure in inhabitants of a rural population from Yucatán, Mexico. The …

Objetivo. Identificar la presencia de Leptospira spp. en tejido renal de roedores capturados
en Yucatán, México. Materiales y métodos. Se capturaron roedores sinantrópicos y …

Leptospira spp. is the causal agent of leptospirosis, an anthropozoonotic disease distributed
worldwide. In Mexico, the disease is recognized as a human and livestock health problem …

TORRES-CASTRO, Marco et al. Leptospira patógena en murciélagos de Campeche y
Yucatán, México. Rev. MVZ Cordoba [online]. 2020, vol. 25, n. 2, pp. 17-26. Epub Aug 14 …

Introducción: Las bacterias del género Rickettsia son agentes causales de las rickettsiosis,
enfermedades zoonóticas transmitidas por ectoparásitos. En Yucatán, ocurrió un brote en …

A faunal study is presented to determine the species of ectoparasites found in the opossum
Didelphis virginiana (Kerr)(Marsupialia: Didelphidae). For this, Tomahawk traps were placed …

To the Editor: Rickettsia typhi is the causal agent of murine typhus, a febrile illness affecting
humans worldwide (1). In Mexico, recent studies demonstrated a 14% prevalence of …

Rickettsia felis is an emergent pathogen and the causative agent of a typhus-like
rickettsiosis in the Americas. Its transmission cycle involves fleas as biological vectors …