A preliminary investigation of Ehrlichia species in ticks, humans, dogs, and capybaras from Brazil.

Labruna, Marcelo B

A preliminary investigation of Ehrlichia species in ticks, humans, dogs, and capybaras from Brazil. [electronic resource] - Veterinary parasitology Jan 2007 - 189-95 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0304-4017

10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.08.005 doi


Animals
Arachnid Vectors--microbiology
Bites and Stings
Brazil
DNA, Bacterial--analysis
Disease Reservoirs--microbiology
Dog Diseases--epidemiology
Dogs
Ehrlichia--isolation & purification
Ehrlichia canis--isolation & purification
Ehrlichiosis--epidemiology
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction--methods
Rodent Diseases--epidemiology
Rodentia
Sensitivity and Specificity
Species Specificity
Ticks--microbiology
Zoonoses