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 …

Ticks are blood-sucking arthropods that attach to human skin through oral devices causing
diverse initial cutaneous manifestations, and may also transmit serious infectious diseases …

The bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), a highly fatal
disease that is transmitted in Brazil mainly by the tick Amblyomma sculptum Berlese, which …

Febre maculosa é uma doença infecciosa caracterizada por febre, com formas leves e
atípicas até formas graves, e, quando não tratada adequadamente, pode apresentar taxa de …

Las rickettsiosis son entidades clínicas de tipo zoonótico, causadas por bacterias
intracelulares estrictas de los géneros Rickettsia y Orientia, pertenecientes a la familia …

The bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the etiological agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF),
which is transmitted in Brazil mainly by the tick Amblyomma sculptum. Herein, larvae and …

The bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii causes Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), a highly lethal
disease that is transmitted by Amblyomma sculptum ticks in areas where capybaras …

There are a huge number of pathogens with multi-component transmission cycles, involving
amplifier hosts, vectors or complex pathogen life cycles. These complex systems present …

Amblyomma sculptum is a common human-biting tick in Brazil, where it plays an important
role as a vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the agent of the Brazilian spotted fever. Herein, we …

Abstract Amblyomma aureolatum (Pallas) and Amblyomma ovale Koch are common
ectoparasites of domestic dogs in São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil, where they are …