title: Infection of Amblyomma ovale with Rickettsia species Atlantic rainforest in Serra do Mar, São Paulo State, Brazil.
abstract: Rickettsia rickettsii and Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rainforest, that is considered to represent a genetic variant of Rickettsia parkeri, are confirmed as being capable of infecting humans in Brazil. This study reports the detection and characterization, by PCR and nucleotide sequencing, of Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rain forest in Amblyomma ovale parasitizing a human, in ticks infesting dogs and in free-living ticks collected from the environment where the human infestation was recorded. The data contribute to our knowledge of infection rates in A. ovale with Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rainforest and identified an additional location in the state of São Paulo populated with ticks infected with this emerging pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: hermesluz@globomail.com.
authors.forename: Hermes Ribeiro
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Luz
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McIntosh
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guilherme P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Furusawa
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Flausino
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCruz, Pavilhão Hélio e Peggy Pereira, 1° andar, Av. Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21045-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rozental
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Hantaviroses e Rickettsioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCruz, Pavilhão Hélio e Peggy Pereira, 1° andar, Av. Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21045-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elba R S
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Lemos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabriel A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Landulfo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: João Luiz H
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Faccini
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Amblyomma ovale; Atlantic rainforest; Brazil; Dogs; Human; Rickettsia