Rickettsial infection in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from São Paulo, Brazil: serological evidence for infection by Rickettsia bellii and Rickettsia parkeri

Rickettsial infection in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from São Paulo, Brazil: serological evidence for infection by Rickettsia bellii and Rickettsia parkeri Richard C Pacheco, Mauricio C Horta, Jonas Moraes-Filho … [et.al] - Bogotá Instituto Nacional de Salud 2007 - 364-71 maps.;tbls - Vol. 27, no. 3 (sept. 2007)

Introduction. In Brazil, capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are important hosts for Amblyomma ticks, which in turn can transmit rickettsiae to humans and animals. Therefore, capybaras are potential sentinels for rickettsial infection. Objective. The pr = Biomédica


Rickettsia
Rickettsiosis
Roedores
Serología
Zoonosis


Brasil