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| Medeiros,A.P.; Moura,A.B.; Souza,A.P.; Bellato,V.; Sartor,A.A.; Vieira-Neto,A.; Moraes-Filho,J.; Labruna,M.B.. |
| Bacteria of the Rickettsia genus are agents of Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF), a zoonotic disease which is difficult to diagnose, evolves quickly and can result in death. Antibodies against Rickettsia spp. in horses were studied, by means of Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay (IFAT ≥64), in 150 blood samples taken from animals in two Santa Catarina mesoregions (Planalto Serrano and Vale do Itajaí). The overall occurrence of Rickettsia spp. antibodies in horses was 18.66%, with cross-reactivity occurring in all positive samples for at least two of the species tested. Separately, according to the species, 25 (16.66%) samples were positive for R. rickettsii, 15 (10%) for R. parkeri, 22 (14.66%) for R. amblyommii, 23 (15.33%) for R. rhipicephali, 16 (10.66%) for... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Brazilian spotted fever; Rickettsia spp; IFAT; Horses; Santa Catarina. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352013000600019 |
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