| Literature DB >> 16501769 |
Filipe Dantas-Torres1, Luciana Aguiar Figueredo, Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho.
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to describe four cases of human parasitism by Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latrielle) in Brazil. During an investigation regarding the species of ectoparasites of domestic dogs from the metropolitan region of Recife, Pernambuco state, four dog owners were found to be parasitized by ticks. The ticks were collected from these individuals and their dogs. All the ticks were identified as Rhipicephalus sanguineus . These are, to our knowledge, the first four cases of human parasitism by this tick species in Brazil. The possible implications of this finding are discussed here.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16501769 DOI： 10.1590/s0037-86822006000100012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ISSN： 0037-8682 Impact factor: 1.581