Molecular detection of Rickettsia africae in Amblyomma ticks collected in cattle from Southern and Central Mozambique | Zendy

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Molecular detection of Rickettsia africae in Amblyomma ticks collected in cattle from Southern and Central Mozambique

Author(s) -

Vlademiro Magaia,

Elisa Taviani,

Nídia Cangi,

Luís Neves

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.11625

Subject(s) - rickettsia , biology , spotted fever , amblyomma , rickettsiosis , tick , phylogenetic tree , veterinary medicine , virology , gene , ixodidae , genetics , medicine , virus

Rickettsia are Gram-negative and obligate intracellular bacteria, which cause typhus and spotted fever-like diseases in humans. In Africa, Rickettsia africae of the Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia (SFGR) is the etiologic agent of the African Tick-Bite Fever. The disease is transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma, which serve as vectors and reservoirs of Rickettsia. In this study, we aimed to detect Rickettsia species in ticks collected from cattle in south and central Mozambique.

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