| rickettsia bellii and rickettsia amblyommii in amblyomma ticks from the state of rondônia, western amazon, brazil. | this study evaluates the rickettsial presence in amblyomma ticks from eight areas of the amazon forest in rondônia, brazil. the following tick species (number in parentheses) were examined: amblyomma ovale koch (121), amblyomma cajennense (f.) (41), amblyomma naponense (packard) (36), amblyomma scalpturatum neumann (35), amblyomma oblongoguttatum koch (30), amblyomma incisum neumann (27), amblyomma rotundatum koch (16), amblyomma coelebs neumann (10), and amblyomma humerale koch (6). ticks were ... | 2004 | 15605647 |
| prevalence of rickettsia infection in dogs from the urban and rural areas of monte negro municipality, western amazon, brazil. | the present study evaluated the rickettsial infection among dogs living in the rural and urban areas of monte negro, state of rondônia, western brazilian amazon. canine sera were tested by the indirect immunofluorescence assay (ifa) using six rickettsial antigens: rickettsia bellii, rickettsia amblyommii, rickettsia rhipicephali, rickettsia rickettsii, rickettsia parkeri, and rickettsia felis. while the first three rickettsia species are known to occur in the study site, the latter three species ... | 2007 | 17627445 |