Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever
Volume: 13, Issue: 9, Pages: e0007734 - e0007734
Published: Sep 6, 2019
Abstract
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).During 2015-2019, we captured capybaras and ticks in seven highly anthropic areas of São Paulo state (three endemic and four nonendemic for BSF) and in two natural areas of the Pantanal biome, all with established populations of...
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Title
Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever
Published Date
Sep 6, 2019
Volume
13
Issue
9
Pages
e0007734 - e0007734
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