Rickettsia amblyommatis infecting ticks and exposure of domestic dogs to Rickettsia spp. in an Amazon-Cerrado transition region of northeastern Brazil

• Francisco B. Costa ,

  * E-mail: labruna@usp.br (MBL); franc.borges@usp.br (FBC)

  Affiliations Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, State University of Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil

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• Andréa P. da Costa,

  Affiliation Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, State University of Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil

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• Jonas Moraes-Filho,

  Affiliations Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Mestrado em Medicina e Bem estar animal, Universidade Santo Amaro, Av. Prof. Eneas de Siqueira Neto, São Paulo, Brazil

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• Thiago F. Martins,

  Affiliation Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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• Herbert S. Soares,

  Affiliation Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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• Diego G. Ramirez,

  Affiliation Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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• Ricardo A. Dias,

  Affiliation Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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• Marcelo B. Labruna

  * E-mail: labruna@usp.br (MBL); franc.borges@usp.br (FBC)

  Affiliation Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9675-3132

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