Rickettsia parkeri: a Rickettsial pathogen transmitted by ticks in endemic areas for spotted fever rickettsiosis in southern Uruguay

At first Rickettsia conorii was implicated as the causative agent of spotted fever in Uruguay diagnosed by serological assays. Later Rickettsia parkeri was detected in human-biting Amblyomma triste ticks using molecular tests. The natural vector of R. conorii, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, has not been...

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Hauptverfasser:	José M. Venzal, Agustín Estrada-Peña, Aránzazu Portillo, Atilio J. Mangold, Oscar Castro, Carlos G. De Souza, María L. Félix, Laura Pérez-Martínez, Sonia Santibánez, José A. Oteo
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2012-06-01
Schriftenreihe:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Schlagworte:	Rhipicephalus sanguineus Amblyomma triste Rickettsia parkeri Spotted fever group (SFG) Uruguay
Online-Zugang:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652012000300003&lng=en&tlng=en
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