2021
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612021035
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Abstract: In this study, whole blood samples and ticks were collected from 57 capybaras in recreational areas in the Federal District, Brazil, aiming to investigate the presence of Rickettsia spp. using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and indirect immunofluorescence (IFAT) assays. None of the capybara blood samples yielded rickettsial DNA by PCR. Among 55 capybara serum samples tested by IFAT, 53 (96.3%) reacted to Rickettsia spp. Among these, 21 (39.6%) identified the R. bellii antigen as the probable antigen involved … Show more

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“…Our results showed that capybaras exposed to Rickettsia spp. belonging to the SFG were more widely distributed in the Brazilian Midwest than previously reported 11 . Although we investigated a low number of capybaras, the high seropositivity rates of 88.2% (15/17), with high titers ranging from 1:512 to 1:2048, indicate that capybaras may play an important role in the epidemiology of Rickettsia spp .…”
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“…Our results showed that capybaras exposed to Rickettsia spp. belonging to the SFG were more widely distributed in the Brazilian Midwest than previously reported 11 . Although we investigated a low number of capybaras, the high seropositivity rates of 88.2% (15/17), with high titers ranging from 1:512 to 1:2048, indicate that capybaras may play an important role in the epidemiology of Rickettsia spp .…”
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“…Casos de infestações de carrapatos em seres humanos que visitam ambientes com presença de mata e mamíferos hospedeiros de carrapatos são amplamente relatados em literatura. Estes casos são comumente associados à presença de capivaras descritas como hospedeiros de predileção de carrapatos do gênero Amblyomma (3-6) que são vetores de bactérias como a Rickettsia rickettsii (3,4) causadora da FMB (1) endêmica no Brasil, principalmente na região Sudeste (1,5,6,8), mas já relatada também no Centro-Oeste (4,11,12).…”
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“…Corroborando com a informação estão descritos na tabela 1 os resultados referentes à identificação taxonômica e espécies de carrapatos colhidos no Parque Florestal Arnulpho Fioravanti, Dourados -MS. Neste identificou-se a presença de duas espécies de carrapatos (Amblyomma sculptum e Amblyomma dubitaum) bem como duas fases de vida destes. As duas espécies de carrapatos identificadas já foram descritas como vetores da doença da FMB quando infectados (3,4,11) mas apesar de estes estarem presentes no ambiente não foi possível a detecção de bactérias do gênero Rickettsia spp, no presente estudo.…”
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