Spotted fever group rickettsiae in black rats, pets, and humans in Zungarococha community, A rural area in the surroundings of Iquitos, Peru

Spotted fever group rickettsiae in black rats, pets, and humans in Zungarococha community, A rural area in the surroundings of Iquitos, Peru

Rickettsiae are a family of ectoparasite-borne bacteria that can produce high morbidity and mortality among humans. There are scarce data on rickettsial ecology in rural areas of the Peruvian Amazon basin, where seroprevalence has not been determined, and the identities of animals acting as reservoi...

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Main Authors: Cusi Ferradas, Guillermo Salvatierra, David Payahuanca, Winnie Contreras, Andrés M. López-Pérez, Therangika A. Hangawatte, Diana León, Bruno M. Ghersi, Ricardo Gamboa, Katia Manzanares Villanueva, Viviana Pinedo-Cancino, Risa Pesapane, Gabriela Salmón-Mulanovich, Andrés G. Lescano, Janet Foley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
Series:Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia spp., Black rats
Pets
Humans
Peru
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X24001298
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