A novel spotted fever group Rickettsia infecting Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae) in highlands of Argentina and Chile

The tick Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae) has established populations in Andean and Patagonic environments of South America. For the present study, adults of A. parvitarsum were collected in highland areas (elevation >3500 m) of Argentina and Chile during 2009–2013, and tested by PCR for rick...

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Main Authors:	Ogrzewalska, María, Nieri-Bastos, Fernanda A., Marcili, Arlei, Nava, Santiago, González-Acuña, Daniel, Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian, Ruiz-Arrondo, Ignacio, Venzal, José Manuel, Mangold, Atilio Jose, Labruna, Marcelo B.
Format:	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	2017
Subjects:	Rickettsia Amblyomma Zona de Montaña Highlands Región Patagónica Amblyomma Parvitarsum
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1134 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X16300036?via%3Dihub https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.01.003