Transmission dynamics and control of Rickettsia rickettsii in populations of Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris and Amblyomma sculptum.

• Egile Nagusiak: Gina Polo (Egilea), Carlos Mera Acosta (Egilea), Marcelo B Labruna (Egilea), Fernando Ferreira (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF), caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, is the tick-borne disease that generates the largest number of human deaths in the world. In Brazil, the current increase of BSF human cases has been associated with the presence and expansion of capybaras Hydro...