Simple Summary Central America is a region that possesses distinct ecological and
socioeconomic characteristics, making it increasingly vulnerable to vector-borne diseases …

Medium sized opossums (Didelphis spp.) are among the most fascinating mammals of the
Americas, playing important ecological roles (eg, dispersal of seeds and control of insect …

Abstract Background Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest has emerged in Brazil during
the last 10 years, with three laboratory-confirmed human cases. While these cases were …

Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis is recognized as the second most prevalent tick-borne
disease caused by spotted fever group rickettsiae in the Americas, where two pathogenic …

The aim of this study was to report tick infestations on wild birds from four Phytogeographic
Provinces of Argentina. A total of 1085 birds was captured (124 species, 97 genera, 29 …

In this study, we sequenced two complete mitochondrial genomes of Amblyomma ovale, a
tick of public health importance. Sequencing two distinct individuals, the resulting …

We found Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma ovale ticks collected in Veracruz, Mexico, in
2018. We sequenced gene segments of gltA, htrA, sca0, and sca5; phylogenetic …

We report Rickettsia species from 2,334 ticks collected from environment (1,939 ticks) and
animals (395 ticks) in the largest inland fragment of the Atlantic rainforest of southern Brazil …

Wild animals are of considerable importance in the ecology of infectious agents, as they can
function as hosts and even as possible vectors. In this study, DNA from Rickettsia spp. was …

Fleas are important in public health due to their role as parasites and vectors of pathogens,
including Rickettsia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diversity, abundance and …