New Epidemiological Data on Brazilian Spotted Feverin an Endemic Area of the State of São Paulo, Brazil
Vector borne zoonotic dis
; 9(1): 73-78, 2009. map, tab
Article
in En
| SES-SP, SESSP-SUCENPROD, SES-SP
| ID: biblio-1068378
Responsible library:
BR93.2
Localization: BR93.2
ABSTRACT
The present work evaluated rickettsial infection in dogs and their ticks in an area endemic for Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil, where the tick Amblyomma aureolatum was presumed to be the vector of the disease. Ticks were collected on dogs from 185 houses, encompassing single infestations by Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Amblyomma aureolatum, Amblyomma longirostre, or Amblyomma sp. in dogs from 60 (32.4%), 77 (41.6%), 2 (1.1%), and 25 (13.5%) houses, respectively; 19 (10.3%) houses had dogs with mixed infestations by R. sanguineus and A. aureolatum; 1 (0.5%) house had dogs with infestations by A. aureolatum and A. longirostre; and 1 (0.5%) house had dogs with infestations by R. sanguineus and Amblyomma sp.Overall, A. aureolatum was present in dogs from 97 (52.4%) houses, and R. sanguineus in dogs from 80 (43.2%) houses. A total of 287 ticks (130 A. aureolatum and 157 R. sanguineus) infesting dogs from 98 houses were selected for testing by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting rickettsial genes...
Key words
Full text:
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Collection:
06-national
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BR
Database:
SES-SP
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SESSP-SUCENPROD
Main subject:
Rickettsia
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Brazil
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Health Surveys
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Vector borne zoonotic dis
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article