Tick-borne rickettsioses around the world: emerging diseases challenging old concepts

P Parola, CD Paddock, D Raoult - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
During most of the 20th century, the epidemiology of tick-borne rickettsioses could be
summarized as the occurrence of a single pathogenic rickettsia on each continent. An …

Canine vector-borne diseases in Brazil

F Dantas-Torres - Parasites & Vectors, 2008 - Springer
Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) are highly prevalent in Brazil and represent a
challenge to veterinarians and public health workers, since some diseases are of great …

[HTML][HTML] Rickettsial infection in animals and Brazilian spotted fever endemicity

LA Sangioni, MC Horta, MCB Vianna… - Emerging Infectious …, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We compared the rickettsial infection status of Amblyomma cajennense ticks, humans, dogs,
and horses in both Brazilian spotted fever (BSF)–endemic and–nonendemic areas in the …

Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever

HR Luz, FB Costa, HR Benatti, VN Ramos… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, has
been associated with the transmission by the tick Amblyomma sculptum, and one of its main …

Detection of Rickettsia rickettsii in the tick Amblyomma cajennense in a new Brazilian spotted fever-endemic area in the state of Minas Gerais

E Guedes, RC Leite, MCA Prata… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
The present study evaluated rickettsial infection in Amblyomma spp. ticks collected in a farm
in Coronel Pacheco, a Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) endemic area. A total of 78 A …

Rickettsia infection in five areas of the state of São Paulo, Brazil

MC Horta, MB Labruna, A Pinter, PM Linardi… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
This study investigated rickettsial infection in animals, humans, ticks, and fleas collected in
five areas of the state of São Paulo. Eight flea species (Adoratopsylla antiquorum …

Epidemiology of Brazilian spotted fever in the Atlantic Forest, state of São Paulo, Brazil

M Ogrzewalska, DG Saraiva, J Moraes-Filho… - Parasitology, 2012 - cambridge.org
The tick-borne bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the aetiological agent of Brazilian spotted
fever (BSF). The present study evaluated tick infestations on wild and domestic animals, and …

Prevalence of Rickettsia Infection in Dogs from the Urban and Rural Areas of Monte Negro Municipality, Western Amazon, Brazil

MB Labruna, MC Horta, DM Aguiar… - Vector-borne and …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Serosurvey of Rickettsia spp. in dogs and humans from an endemic area for Brazilian spotted fever in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

A Pinter, MC Horta, RC Pacheco… - Cadernos de saude …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
The present study provides a rickettsial serosurvey in 25 dogs and 35 humans in an
endemic area for Brazilian spotted fever in the State of São Paulo, where the tick …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental infection of dogs with a Brazilian strain of Rickettsia rickettsii: clinical and laboratory findings

EM Piranda, JLH Faccini, A Pinter, TB Saito… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
The bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the etiological agent of an acute, severe disease called
Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States or Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) in Brazil …