title: Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma triste from Uruguay.
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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay. dpvuru@adinet.com.uy
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Venzal
authors.forename: Aránzazu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Portillo
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Estrada-Peña
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Perla A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Oteo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014583:Uruguay / Q000453:epidemiology