title: Infection of Amblyomma ovale by Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rainforest, Colombia.
abstract: Our goal was to understand rickettsial spotted fevers' circulation in areas of previous outbreaks reported from 2006 to 2008 in Colombia. We herein present molecular identification and isolation of Rickettsia sp. Atlantic rainforest strain from Amblyomma ovale ticks, a strain shown to be pathogenic to humans. Infected ticks were found on dogs and a rodent in Antioquia and Córdoba Provinces. This is the first report of this rickettsia outside Brazil, which expands its known range considerably.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias, Centauro, Universidad de Antioquia U de A, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Andrés F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Londoño
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Inmunovirología, Universidad de Antioquia U de A, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Medical Branch, USA.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valbuena
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Medical Branch, USA.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gazi
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Labruna
authors.affiliation: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Marylin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Colombia.
authors.forename: Salim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mattar
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Colombia.
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Contreras
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias, Centauro, Universidad de Antioquia U de A, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia. Electronic address: juandavid.rodas@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Juan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rodas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D003105:Colombia; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D018397:Equidae; D005260:Female; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009893:Opossums; D010802:Phylogeny; D065947:Rainforest; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012377:Rodentia
keywords: Amblyomma ovale; Colombia; Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rainforest; Rodents