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Zoonoses Public Health
; 59(1): 4-7, 2012 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21824367
RESUMO
In response to an outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in Baja California in early 2009, dogs at two shelters in neighbouring Imperial County, California, were evaluated for ectoparasites. Brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus), a recognized vector for RMSF, were found on 35 (30%) of 116 dogs but all ticks tested negative for Rickettsia rickettsii by PCR.