Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma triste from Uruguay.
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.
Venzal
José M
JM
Departamento de Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay. dpvuru@adinet.com.uy
Portillo
Aránzazu
A
Estrada-Peña
Agustín
A
Castro
Oscar
O
Cabrera
Perla A
PA
Oteo
José A
JA
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