Two well characterized tick-borne rickettsioses occur in Brazil. Rickettsia rickettsii caused
spotted-fever, transmitted by Amblyomma sculptum and Amblyomma aureolatum, is a …

Resumo A Febre Maculosa (FM) é uma doença infecciosa transmitida por carrapatos, que
afeta tanto seres humanos como outros animais. Essa enfermidade foi descrita nos Estados …

Spotted fever (SF) is a tick-borne zoonosis caused by bacteria of the genus Rickettsia. The
disease varies in severity from mild clinical forms to severe cases. In Brazil, Rickettsia …

Rickettsioses are a topic of increasing relevance in public health globally1. New species,
new diseases, and changes in epidemiological scenarios are some of the factors that have …

Ticks are obligatory parasites and transmit several pathogens to animals and humans. This
study aimed to report the parasitism of ticks on carcasses of animals hunted by hunters from …

Coatis are hosts of a great diversity of parasites, that due to anthropic pressures in forest
fragments, like changes in landscapes and ecosystems, can influence the dynamics and …

Non‐fatal cases of rickettsial infection with different clinical features than the classic BSF
(Brazilian Spotted Fever) have been reported in seashore areas of Paraná state, southern …

We herein describe exposure and tick attachment to researchers and field staff within the
greatest preserved inland Atlantic rainforest, located in Brazil, over a non-consecutive period …

More than 70 tick species are found in Brazil, distributed over five genera and including
main vectors of infectious disease agents affecting both animals and humans. The genus …

Se informa un caso autóctono de rickettsiosis por Rickettsia parkeri, ocurrido en junio del
2018 en la zona selvática del Parque Provincial Urugua-í, Misiones, Argentina, región sin …