| rickettsia rickettsii infecting rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (latreille 1806), in high altitude atlantic forest fragments, ceara state, brazil. | in brazil, spotted fever (sf) is caused by rickettsia rickettsii and rickettsia parkeri strain atlantic forest. in recent years, several human cases of a milder sf have been reported from the maciço de baturité region of ceará state. previous studies in this region found r. parkeri strain atlantic forest to be present in rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato and amblyomma ovale ticks. the present study isolated and identified the rickettsia spp. present in this new endemic area in brazil. in march ... | 2017 | 28535905 |