Publications
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| brazilian spotted fever in cart horses in a non-endemic area in southern brazil. | brazilian spotted fever (bsf) is an often fatal zoonosis caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium rickettsia rickettsii. the disease is generally transmitted to humans by amblyomma spp. ticks. serological evidence of past infection by r. rickettsii has been reported in horses, but the pathogenicity of r. rickettsii in horses remains unknown. cart horses are still widely used in urban and urban fringe areas in brazil, and these animals may constitute suitable sentinels for bsf human in thes ... | 2010 | 20624353 |
| serosurvey of antibodies against spotted fever group rickettsia spp. in horse farms in northern paraná, brazil. | brazilian spotted fever (bsf) is an emerging disease most likely caused by rickettsia rickettsii. the objective of the present study was to estimate the seroprevalence of bsf rickettsia infections in equines from six horse farms located in londrina county, paraná, southern brazil. six owners of horse farms situated in cambé, santa fé, guaraci and londrina municipalities participated in the study. all farms were located in areas where bsf has not been reported. a total of 273 horses were sampled ... | 2010 | 21184706 |
| infection by spotted fever rickettsiae in people, dogs, horses and ticks in londrina, parana state, brazil. | spotted fever is a disease caused by bacteria from the genus rickettsia of the spotted fever group (sfg). rickettsia rickettsii is likely the main agent of brazilian spotted fever (bsf). with the objective of gathering information on the circulation of sfg rickettsiae in londrina, parana state, ticks from dogs and horses and also blood from dogs, horses and humans were collected in a neighbourhood of the city which presented potential for circulation of rickettsiae between hosts and vectors. amb ... | 2011 | 21824336 |
| Study of infection by Rickettsiae of the spotted fever group in humans and ticks in an urban park located in the City of Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil. | Spotted fevers are emerging zoonoses caused by Rickettsia species in the spotted fever group (SFG). Rickettsia rickettsii is the main etiologic agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF)and it is transmitted by Amblyomma spp. ticks. | 2011 | 21901874 |