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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Borsoi, Ana Beatriz P. ; Bitencourth, Karla ; de Oliveira, Stefan V. ; Amorim, Marinete ; Gazêta, Gilberto S.
Borsoi, Ana Beatriz P. ; Bitencourth, Karla ; de Oliveira, Stefan V. ; Amorim, Marinete ; Gazêta, Gilberto S. Less -
Description:
Spotted fever is the main rickettsial disease in Brazil. We report 12 cases of human parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri in the Atlantic rainforest, an area of Brazil to which spotted fever is endemic. Nine of the ticks were infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis.
Subject:
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Animals
Humans
Phylogeny
Rickettsia
Rickettsia Infections
Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis
Tick Infestations
Ticks

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 25(12):2339-2341
Pubmed ID:
31742531
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6874247
Document Type:
Letter
Place as Subject:
Brazil
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:18f09dd152184caaada703b22b5577432ced1226415e1c4ffe6c791e70085425
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