Abstract
Our goal was to detect whether spotted fever group Rickettsia are found in the suspected vector of rickettsioses, Amblyomma triste, in Uruguay. Rickettsia parkeri was detected in A. triste, which suggests that this species could be considered a pathogenic agent responsible for human rickettsioses in Uruguay.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Ixodidae / microbiology*
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Male
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Rickettsia / classification
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Rickettsia / genetics
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Rickettsia / isolation & purification*
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Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology
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Rickettsia Infections / microbiology*
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / epidemiology
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / microbiology*
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Tick-Borne Diseases / epidemiology
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Tick-Borne Diseases / microbiology*
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Uruguay / epidemiology