Human Parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri Ticks Infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis, Brazil

Borsoi, Ana Beatriz P.; Bitencourth, Karla; de Oliveira, Stefan V.; Amorim, Marinete; Gazêta, Gilberto S.

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Human Parasitism by Amblyomma parkeri Ticks Infected with Candidatus Rickettsia paranaensis, Brazil

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December 2019
By Borsoi, Ana Beatriz P. ; Bitencourth, Karla ; de Oliveira, Stefan V. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Borsoi, Ana Beatriz P. ; Bitencourth, Karla ; de Oliveira, Stefan V. ; Amorim, Marinete ; Gazêta, Gilberto S.
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.
Subjects:

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:

Journal Article
Genre:

Letter
Place as Subject:

Brazil
Volume:

25
Issue:

12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:18f09dd152184caaada703b22b5577432ced1226415e1c4ffe6c791e70085425
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