Serological exposure of spotted fever group Rickettsia in capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) from urban parks in Campo Grande, Brazilian Midwest

ABSTRACT Background: Rickettsia of the spotted fever group (SFG) has been reported in ticks and domestic animals in Campo Grande (CG), Midwest Brazil. Methods: We searched for Rickettsia in the SFG in capybaras and their ticks in an urban park in the CG. Results: The seropositivity rate was 88.2% (1...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: João Bosco Vilela Campos, Filipe Santos Martins, Gabriel Carvalho de Macedo, Wanessa Teixeira Gomes Barreto, Carina Elisei de Oliveira, Amália Regina Mar Barbieri, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Luiz Gustavo Rodrigues Oliveira-Santos, Heitor Miraglia Herrera
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022
Subjects:
Capybaras
Rickettsia spp
Urban parks
One health
Brazilian mildest
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0192-2022
https://doaj.org/article/837a31312fff451f9ba7291e927f86d3
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Summary:ABSTRACT Background: Rickettsia of the spotted fever group (SFG) has been reported in ticks and domestic animals in Campo Grande (CG), Midwest Brazil. Methods: We searched for Rickettsia in the SFG in capybaras and their ticks in an urban park in the CG. Results: The seropositivity rate was 88.2% (15/17). Although 87.7% of the capybaras sampled showed infestations with Amblyomma sculptum, A. dubitatum, and Amblyomma spp., no molecular results were detected in ticks. Conclusions: Since Rickettsia from the SFG circulates among capybaras in the urban parks of Campo Grande, this large rodent species should be monitored within the One Health Agenda.

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