First identification of natural infection of Rickettsia rickettsii in the Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick, in the State of Rio de Janeiro;Primeira identificação de infecção natural por Rickettsia rickettsii no carrapato Rhipicephalus sanguineus no Rio de Janeiro

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-108

  Cunha, Nathalie C ^a   Fonseca, Adivaldo H ^a   Rezende, Jania ^a   Rozental, Tatiana ^b   Favacho, Alexsandra R M ^b   Barreira, Jairo D ^b   Massard, Carlos L ^a   Lemos, Elba R S ^b  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acari; Brazilian spotted fever; Ixodidae; Molecular analysis; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Rickettsia rickettsii

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII;

EID: 65849199781     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: 16785150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2009000200003     Document Type: Article

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