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Rickettsiae-infected Ticks in an Endemic Area of Spotted Fever in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
A study on tick-borne rickettsiosis was developed in the county of Santa Cruz do Escalvado, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where a clinical case of the disease, confirmed by necropsy, had been reported. Of the 1,254 ticks collected, 1,061 belonged to the
Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos+5 more
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Parasitismo humano por carrapatos na Mata Atlântica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Entre janeiro de 1997 e dezembro de 2007 foi realizada uma investigação epidemiológica objetivando identificar casos de parasitismo por carrapatos em humanos na comunidade que invadiu e está ocupando Área de Proteção Ambiental – (APA), entre o “Parque ...
Nicolau Maués Serra-Freire+2 more
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Este estudo avalia a distribuição, a diversidade e a flutuação sazonal de carrapatos, capturados por meio de três técnicas, em cinco áreas institucionais com diferentes características ecoló- gicas e de intervenção humana, no estado do Rio de Janeiro ...
Andrea Kill Silveira+1 more
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The Rickettsia bacteria include the aetiological agents for the human spotted fever (SF) disease. In the present study, a SF groupRickettsia amblyommii related bacterium was detected in a field collected Amblyomma sculptum (Amblyomma cajennense species ...
Emília de Carvalho Nunes+7 more
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This study aimed to identify 2,6-dichlorophenol (2,6-DCP) in Amblyomma cajennense and to evaluate its role in A. cajennense and Rhipicephalus sanguineus courtship.
Carla Cristina Braz Louly+5 more
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Study of the Weight of Eggs from Six Ixodid Species from Brazil
Eggs from engorged females of six ixodidae species (Ixodes loricatus, Amblyomma rotundatum, A. cajennense, Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris, Boophilus microplus, Dermacentor nitens) maintained in laboratory were counted to calculate the number and mean ...
Marcelo Bahia Labruna+2 more
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The status of Babesia spp. infection in dogs from rural areas of São Paulo State, Brazil was studied. For this, 150 animals were examined by blood smears and by PCR; the presence of tick infestation was also investigated.
Lucia Helena O'Dwyer+4 more
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We report tick infestations on birds, in the environment and on domestic animals in a non-forested phytophysiognomy, the savanna-like Cerrado sensu stricto, in a natural reserve on the outskirts of the urban area of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Jamile de Oliveira Pascoal+7 more
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Amblyomma cajennense (fabricius, 1787) (Acari: ixodidae) en los Estados Aragua y Cojedes, Venezuela
El objetivo de la presente comunicación es la de señalar por primera vez la presencia de Amblyomma cajennense en los estados Aragua y Cojedes. La muestra procesada e identificada estuvo representada por 14 ejemplares de la garrapata: seis de ellas ...
Elena Moissant de Román+2 more
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The development of acquired resistance to Amblyomma cajennense ticks was evaluated. A total of 18 rabbits were uniformly distributed into three groups named GL, GN, and GA that were submitted to three consecutive infestations with, respectively, larvae ...
C.M.V. Freitas+3 more
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