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

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 841-845

  Guedes, Elizângela ^a   Leite, Romário C ^a   Prata, Márcia C A ^b   Pacheco, Richard C ^c   Walker, David H ^d   Labruna, Marcelo B ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma cajennense; Amblyomma dubitatum; Brazilian spotted fever; Rickettsia rickettsii

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII;

EID: 32244442076     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762005000800004     Document Type: Article

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