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Characterization of Genetic Variability and Population Structure of the Tick Amblyomma aureolatum (Acari: Ixodidae).
Journal of medical entomology - 1 Jul 2016
Ogrzewalska Maria, Schwarcz Kaiser, Bajay Miklos M, Bajay Stephanie K, Pinheiro José B, Zucchi Maria I, Pinter Adriano, Labruna Marcelo B
Abstract excerpt
The hard tick Amblyomma aureolatum (Pallas) is a vector of the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, the etiologic agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) in parts of Brazil. Despite its wide distribution in southeastern South America and its public health importance, there is no information about genetic variation of this species that might help to understand the epidemiology of BSF. Using data from eight...
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