Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever.

R Luz, Hermes; B Costa, Francisco; R Benatti, Hector; N Ramos, Vanessa; Carolina de A Serpa, Maria; F Martins, Thiago; C L Acosta, Igor; G Ramirez, Diego; Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián; Ramirez-Hernandez, Alejandro; C Binder, Lina; Port Carvalho, Marcio; Rocha, Vlamir; C Dias, Thiago; L Simeoni, Camila; Brites-Neto, José; Brasil, Jardel; Maria Nievas, Ana; Ferreira Monticelli, Patricia; Estela G Moro, Maria; Lopes, Beatriz; M Aguiar, Daniel; C Pacheco, Richard; Eduardo Souza, Celso; Piovezan, Ubiratan; Juliano, Raquel; Maria P M B Ferraz, Katia; P J Szabó, Matias; B Labruna, Marcelo

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0007734

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Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever.

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Authors:

Hermes R Luz

Francisco B Costa

Hector R Benatti

Abstract

BACKGROUND: 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). METHODS: During 2015-2019, we captured capybaras and ticks in seven...

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