High Seroprevalence for Rickettsia rickettsii in Equines Suggests Risk of Human Infection in Silent Areas for the Brazilian Spotted Fever.

Souza, Celso Eduardo

High Seroprevalence for Rickettsia rickettsii in Equines Suggests Risk of Human Infection in Silent Areas for the Brazilian Spotted Fever. [electronic resource] - PloS one 2016 - e0153303 p. digital

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

1932-6203

10.1371/journal.pone.0153303 doi


Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial--blood
Brazil--epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Endemic Diseases--statistics & numerical data
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Horse Diseases--blood
Horses--immunology
Humans
Rickettsia Infections--diagnosis
Rickettsia rickettsii--immunology
Risk Factors
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever--blood
Seroepidemiologic Studies