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Rickettsial infection in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected on birds in southern Brazil.
Journal of medical entomology - 1 May 2012
Pacheco Richard C, Arzua Márcia, Nieri-Bastos Fernanda A, Moraes-Filho Jonas, Marcili Arlei, Richtzenhain Leonardo J, Barros-Battesti Darci M, Labruna Marcelo B
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to evaluate rickettsial infection in ticks from wild birds of the Semidecidual and Atlantic Rainforest remnants of three municipalities of the State of Paraná, southern Brazil. Overall, 53 larvae and nymphs collected from birds were checked for the presence of Rickettsia DNA by molecular tests. Five tick species were tested: Amblyomma aureolatum (Pallas), Amblyomma calcaratum Neumann,...
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