Epidemiological surveillance of capybaras and ticks on warning area for Brazilian spotted fever [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2015 Aim: The vulnerability of tropical developing countries to the emerging disease constitutes a critical phenomenon in which the invasion of wild niches by human hosts, contributes to expansion of zoonotic diseases, such as the Brazilian spotted fever (BSF)
José Brites-Neto +2 more
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Free-living ticks in a cerrado fragment, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Bioscience Journal, 2018 The fatal cases of spotted fever reported in some Brazilian municipalities are generally associated with the presence of ticks and capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). The urban forest fragments where this rodent is present are of great concern.
Jaqueline Matias +8 more
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Closing the Gaps to Understand the Tick Transmission of Anaplasma marginale among Giant Anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) in Argentina. [PDF]
Pathogens, 2020 Anaplasma marginale, a well-known cattle pathogen of tropical and subtropical world regions, has been previously molecularly characterized in a giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) from Corrientes, Argentina.
Guillemi EC +7 more
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Phylogenetic Inferences Based on Distinct Molecular Markers Confirm a Novel Babesia Species (Babesia goianiaensis nov. sp.) in Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and Associated Ticks [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Piroplasmids (order Piroplasmida) are a diverse group of tick-borne protozoa that may cause disease in animals and occasionally in humans. Novel Piroplasmida clades and species have been found in wild animals from Brazil based on the phylogenetic ...
Felipe da Silva Krawczak +13 more
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Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2006 O ciclo biológico do Amblyomma dubitatum, que se alimentava experimentalmente em coelhos domésticos, foi avaliado em condições laboratoriais e comparado com dados recentemente obtidos de infestações experimentais em capivaras (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris),
J. L.H. Faccini +2 more
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Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in a healthy military man during field training in Rio de Janeiro city, southeastern Brazil. [PDF]
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo, 2022 Brazilian spotted fever, a zoonotic disease transmitted by ticks, is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. We report a fulminant case of this zoonosis in a healthy 46-year-old military man in the urban region of Rio de Janeiro city, in October, 2021.
Pacheco-Silva AB +18 more
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Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2014 Amblyomma dubitatum engorged females, naturally infected by Rickettsia bellii, were used to establish a laboratory colony. Larvae, nymphs, and adults were exposed to two strains of Rickettsia rickettsii by feeding on needle-inoculated guinea pigs, and thereafter reared on uninfected guinea pigs.
Renata K, Sakai +7 more
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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and tick-borne agents associated with domestic dogs in an environmental protection area in Brazil, with molecular evidence of Rhipicephalus linnaei (Audouin, 1826) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaWild animals and domestic dogs living in human dwellings near forested areas can share ectoparasites, including ticks. In this study, we surveyed ticks associated with dogs which tutors living in the Palmares Environmental Protection Area (EPA Palmares).
Hélio Freitas Santos +7 more
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Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 BACKGROUND:Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, has been associated with the transmission by the tick Amblyomma sculptum, and one of its main hosts, the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris).
Hermes R Luz +28 more
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Amblyomma cajennense e Amblyomma dubitatum em capivaras atropeladas em rodovias de Santa Catarina, Brasil [PDF]
Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2013 Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris serves as a host for a number of tick species that play an important role as vectors of emergent zoonotic diseases. This is the first report of the occurrence of Amblyomma cajennense adults and Amblyomma dubitatum nymphs ...
Carneiro Júnior, Jary A. +5 more
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