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BioMed Research International, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018 The bacterium Rickettsia bellii belongs to a basal group of rickettsiae that diverged prior to the pathogenic spotted fever group and typhus group Rickettsia species. Despite a diverse representation of R. bellii across more than 25 species of hard and soft ticks in the American continent, phylogeographical relationships among strains of this basal ...
Felipe S. Krawczak +5 more
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Ticks infesting wild small rodents in three areas of the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Ciência Rural, 2016 : From May to September 2011, a total of 138 wild rodents of the Cricetidae family were collected in the cities of Anhembi, Bofete and Torre de Pedra, in São Paulo State.
Thiago Fernandes Martins +8 more
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Brazilian Spotted Fever with an Approach in Veterinary Medicine and One Health Perspective
Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016 There is increasing interaction between man and pathogens transmitted by arthropods, especially by ticks. It is on this background that a holistic approach stands out, for the sake of Public Health. Brazilian Spotted Fever is an endemic disease at the country’s southeast, with Amblyomma sculptum as its major contributor, followed by A.
Sabrina Destri Emmerick Campos +3 more
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Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 73, Issue 8, Page 716-724, December 2026.ABSTRACT Introduction Since 2010, six cases of Atlantic rainforest spotted fever (ARSF) have been confirmed and reported in Brazil, a tick‐borne disease caused by Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest and associated with the tick Amblyomma ovale. So far, none of the cases have been associated with death. One of the cases occurred in 2018 in the
Gabriel Nunes de Oliveira +13 more
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Veterinary Parasitology, 2009 The present study aimed to evaluate under controlled conditions the acquisition of Hepatozoon canis by Amblyomma ovale after feeding on infected dogs, and the subsequent induction of infection in uninfected dogs that ingested the experimentally infected ticks. Two H. canis naturally infected dogs were infested with A.
Rubini, A. S. +4 more
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 11, Page 1569-1583, November 2026.ABSTRACT Introduction Rickettsioses and leptospirosis are infectious diseases often underdiagnosed due to limited knowledge about their epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical aspects. Objectives To characterize the seroprevalence and seroincidence of Rickettsia and Leptospira agents and determine their associated factors in rural areas of Urabá ...
Mariana Torres‐Bustamante +4 more
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Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 10, October 2026.Policy implications. Our results can help prioritize surveillance strategies and the implementation of preventive measures, particularly in areas where landscape structures cannot provide disease regulation services. Landscape management actions aimed at increasing the amount of forest areas in a more aggregated manner could help restore those ...
Nicolas Conserva +4 more
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Description of human infestations by ticks in Panama and Costa Rica
Microbes, Infection and Chemotherapy, 2021 Tick bites in humans are associated with the transmission of pathogens, anaphylactic shock, paralysis, and secondary infections. In this work we described six cases of tick bites in patients from Panama and Costa Rica.
Sergio Bermúdez +6 more
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Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies
Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 7, Page 990-1015, August 2026.ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi +4 more
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New records of tick-host mammal interactions (Acari: Ixodidae) in two conservation units of the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaTicks are ectoparasites of major public and veterinary health importance, and identifying their vertebrate hosts is crucial for recognizing pathogen reservoirs.
Ivaneide Nunes da Costa +10 more
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