Exposure of small mammals to ticks and rickettsiae in Atlantic Forest patches in the metropolitan area of Recife, North-eastern Brazil

Between December 2007 and March 2009, small mammals were captured in 6 Atlantic Forest patches in Brazil. We assessed tick-host associations and whether they differ among forest strata, sites, seasons, and host age classes or between sexes. Moreover, we assessed the exposure of animals to Rickettsia...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Parasitology 2012-01, Vol.139 (1), p.83-91
Hauptverfasser:	DANTAS-TORRES, FILIPE, ALÉSSIO, FILIPE MARTINS, SIQUEIRA, DANIEL BARRETO, MAUFFREY, JEAN-FRANÇOIS, MARVULO, MARIA FERNANDA V., MARTINS, THIAGO F., MORAES-FILHO, JONAS, CAMARGO, MARIA CECÍLIA G. O., D'AURIA, SANDRA REGINA NICOLETTI, LABRUNA, MARCELO B., SILVA, JEAN CARLOS RAMOS
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antibodies, Bacterial - blood Biological and medical sciences Brazil Ecosystem Forestry Forests Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models General forest ecology Generalities. Production, biomass. Quality of wood and forest products. General forest ecology Host-Pathogen Interactions Humans Invertebrates Ixodidae Mammalia Mammals Mammals - microbiology Marsupialia - microbiology Metropolitan areas Microhabitats Population Density Prevalence Rickettsia Risk Factors Rodentia - microbiology Rural areas Seasons Tick Infestations - epidemiology Trees Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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