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First report of the isolation and molecular characterization of Rickettsia amblyommii and Rickettsia felis in Central America.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2011
Hun Laya, Troyo Adriana, Taylor Lizeth, Barbieri Amalia M, Labruna Marcelo B
Abstract excerpt
During 2010, 15 adult ticks, identified as Amblyomma cajennense, were collected from horses in Cahuita and Turrialba districts, whereas 7 fleas, identified as Ctenocephalides felis, were collected from a dog in San Jose city, Costa Rica. In the laboratory, three A. cajennense specimens, two from Cahuita and one from Turrialba, were individually processed for rickettsial isolation in cell culture, as was a pool of...
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