Molecular identification of Rickettsia felis in ticks and fleas from an endemic area for Brazilian Spotted Fever

• Published in: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 103; no. 2; pp. 191 - 194
• Main Authors: Oliveira, K.A, Oliveira, L.S, Dias, C.C.A, Silva Jr, A, Almeida, M.R, Almada, G, Bouyer, D.H, Galvão, M.A.M, Mafra, C.L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz 01.03.2008; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Domestic - parasitology; Brazil - epidemiology; Brazilian Spotted Fever; Ctenocephalides felis; Ctenocephalides felis - Brazilian Spotted Fever; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; DNA, Bacterial - isolation & purification; Dogs; Endemic Diseases; Environment; Horses; Humans; Insect Vectors - classification; Insect Vectors - microbiology; PARASITOLOGY; Polymerase Chain Reaction; R. felis-spotted fever; Rickettsia felis; Rickettsia felis - genetics; Rickettsia felis - isolation & purification; Rickettsia Infections - epidemiology; Rickettsia Infections - microbiology; Rickettsia Infections - transmission; Rickettsia rickettsii; Siphonaptera - classification; Siphonaptera - microbiology; tick; Ticks - classification; Ticks - microbiology; TROPICAL MEDICINE; Brazil; Rickettsia felis; Ctenocephalides felis; Rickettsia rickettsii; Brazilian Spotted Fever; tick; R. felis-spotted fever

Rickettsioses are arthropod-borne diseases caused by parasites from the Order Rickettsiales. The most prevalent rickettsial disease in Brazil is Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF). This work intends the molecular detection of those agents in ectoparasites from an endemic area of BSF in the state of Espír...