Infection by Spotted Fever Rickettsiae in People, Dogs, Horses and Ticks in Londrina, Parana State, Brazil

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 416-423

  Toledo, R S ^a   Tamekuni, K ^a   Filho, M F Silva ^a   Haydu, V B ^a   Barbieri, A R M ^b   Hiltel, A C ^c   Pacheco, R C ^d   Labruna, M B ^b   Dumler, J S ^e   Vidotto, O ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Secretaria do Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma cajennense; Epidemiology; Rickettsiae; Serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CITRATE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR NITENS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HORSE; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; SEROLOGY; TICK; TICK INFESTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; TICKS; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR NITENS; EQUIDAE; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA PARKERI; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIACEAE;

EID: 80051573200     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01382.x     Document Type: Article

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