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The importance of Indigenous Lands and landscape structure in shaping the zoonotic disease risk—Insights from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest [PDF]

One Health
Indigenous Peoples hold traditional knowledge rooted in their ancestral ties to the land, contributing to lower deforestation and higher biodiversity. These ecological benefits may also support public health, as intact ecosystems help reduce the risk of ...
Ana Filipa Palmeirim, Julia Rodrigues Barreto, Paula R. Prist   +2 more
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Risk factors associated with ticks and Rickettsia spp. exposure in wild boars (Sus scrofa), hunting dogs, and hunters of Brazil [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2021
Background and Aim: Wild boars have recently been implicated as the maintainers and carriers of Amblyomma spp. ticks, which are essential for Rickettsia spp. transmission.
Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Renato van Wilpe Bach, Camila Marinelli Martins, Ivan Roque de Barros-Filho, Leandro Cavalcante Lipinski, Giovani Marino Fávero, Andrea Pires dos Santos, Alexander Welker Biondo   +8 more
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Spotted fever: early diagnosis and its relevance

Revista Médica de Minas Gerais, 2023
Introduction: Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a neglected zoonotic disease, with compulsory notification, high mortality rates, since adequate diagnosis and treatment usually begin at a late stage.
Adelina Machado de Carvalho Nogueira, Cristielen Andrade Dantas Colen, Paola Valeska da Silva Cupertino, Josiane da Silva Quetz   +3 more
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Rickettsial infection in equids, opossums and ticks in the municipality of Monte Mor, state of São Paulo, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020
The aim of this study was to investigate rickettsial infection in equids, opossums and ticks in the municipality of Monte Mor, a place where a Brazilian spotted fever case occurred in 2005.
Tatiana Evelyn Hayama Ueno, André Antonio Cutolo, Thiago Fernandes Martins, Jonas Moraes-Filho, Sérgio Santos de Azevedo, Marcelo Bahia Labruna   +5 more
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Serological evidence of Rickettsia in horses from a semi-arid Brazilian region

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a common tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. Horses are the primary hosts of the main vector, Amblyomma sculptum, and are considered efficient sentinels for circulation of Rickettsia. Therefore, the aim of
Ila Ferreira Farias, Eline Almeida Rodrigues de Souza, Maria Carolina de Azevedo Serpa, Flávio Silva Palha, Glauber Meneses Barboza de Oliveira, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Mauricio Claudio Horta   +6 more
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Epidemiological characteristics of Brazilian spotted fever in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 2000-2008

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2011
Brazilian spotted fever is the most common rickettsiosis in Brazil, most prevalent in the States of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological characteristics of Brazilian spotted fever in Minas Gerais from 2000
Frederico Figueiredo Amâncio, Vânia Dutra Amorim, Talita Leal Chamone, Mariana Gontijo de Brito, Simone Berger Calic, Anamaria Cordeiro Leite, Gabriela Lobato Fraga, Marcela Lencine Ferraz   +7 more
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Anticorpos anti-rickettsias do grupo da febre maculosa em equídeos e caninos no norte do Estado do Paraná, Brasil Anti rickettsia-antibody for spotted fever group in horses and dogs in the North of Paraná Stated, Brazil

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2010
The Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF) is a zoonosis that can be fatal if not trteated. As there are few studies of the BSF in the Paraná State, the occurrence of BSF was serologically investigated in dogs and horses by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA),
F.H. Otomura, L.A. Sangioni, R.C. Pacheco, M.B. Labruna, J.A. Galhardo, M.G. Ribeiro, U. Teodoro   +6 more
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Detection of Brazilian spotted fever infection by polymerase chain reaction in a patient from the state of São Paulo

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) cases have been increasing in the state of São Paulo but no genomic information about local rickettsia isolated from humans has been well documented.
Elvira Maria Mendes Nascimento, Flávia de Sousa Gehrke, Rosa Amélia Maldonado, Silvia Colombo, Luiz Jacintho da Silva, Teresinha Tizu Sato Schumaker   +5 more
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Free-living ticks in a cerrado fragment, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

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, Wilson Werner Koller, Marcos Valerio Garcia, Jacqueline Cavalcante Barros, Maria Dolores Esteve-Gassent, André de Abreu Rangel Aguirre, Leandro de Oliveira Souza Higa, Namor Pinheiro Zimmermann, Renato Andreotti   +8 more
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Fatal Brazilian spotless fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in a dark-skinned patient

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2011
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is the most important and frequent rickettsial disease in Brazil. A fatal case of BSF is reported in a 32-year-old black man, who died of irreversible shock after five days of fever, severe headache and abdominal pain with ...
Alexsandra Rodrigues de Mendonça Favacho, Tatiana Rozental, Simone Berger Calic, Maria Aparecida Mota Scofield, Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos   +4 more
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