A human case of spotted fever caused by Rickettsia parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest and its association to the tick Amblyomma ovale.

Anaiá da Paixão SeváThiago Fernandes MartinsSebastián Muñoz-LealAna Carla RodriguesAdriano PinterHermes R LuzRodrigo N AngeramiMarcelo Bahia Labruna

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2019)

We report the fourth confirmed case of spotted fever rickettsiosis caused by R. parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest, providing to our knowledge for the first time, direct evidence of R. parkeri strain Atlantic rainforest transmission by A. ovale.

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