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Human parasitism by the exotic tick Dermacentor variabilis (Parasitiformes: Ixodida) in Brazil: report of an imported case

Thiago Fernandes Martins; Adriano Pinter

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, Vol. 31 No. 1 · 2022 · Portugis · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract In June 2012, a tick was found parasitizing a man in the city of São Paulo, who had recently returned from a visit to Pennsylvania, in the northeast of the United States. The tick was removed and sent to the São Paulo State Department of Health, where it was identified as a male of the…

Risk factors associated with the transmissionof Brazilian spotted fever in the Piracicaba river basin, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Celso Eduardo de Souza; Adriano Pinter; Maria Rita Donalisio

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol. 48 No. 1 · 2015 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

INTRODUCTION : Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a disease transmitted by ticks for which the etiological agent is Rickettsia rickettsii. The present essay evaluates the risk factors associated with the transmission of cases of BSF in the time period between 2003 and 2013 in the Piracicaba river…

High Seroprevalence for Rickettsia rickettsii in Equines Suggests Risk of Human Infection in Silent Areas for the Brazilian Spotted Fever

Celso Eduardo Souza; Luciana Bonato Camargo; Adriano Pinter dkk.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 11 No. 4 · 2016 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Equines play a role in the epidemiology of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) since they are a primary host for the tick Amblyomma sculptum. We studied the seroprevalence for three species of Rickettsia in equines in four endemic (with human cases) and in four non-endemic areas (no human cases) in the…

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Spatial and temporal distribution of Brazilian spotted fever in an endemic area: epidemiological profile of a zoonosis in constant adaptation to anthropogenic actions

Jardel Brasil; Adriano Pinter; Rodrigo Nogueira Angerami dkk.

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, Vol. 29 · 2026 · Portugis · DOAJ Scopus

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the spatial and temporal distribution of probable infection sites (PIS) for Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) and to evaluate changes in the occurrence pattern in an endemic area in the interior of the state of São Paulo. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted…

Serosurvey of Rickettsia spp. in dogs and humans from an endemic area for Brazilian spotted fever in the State of São Paulo, Brazil Sorologia para Rickettsia spp. em cães e humanos de uma área endêmica para febre maculosa brasileira no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Adriano Pinter; Maurício C. Horta; Richard C. Pacheco dkk.

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, Vol. 24 No. 2 · 2008 · Portugis · DOAJ Scopus

The present study provides a rickettsial serosurvey in 25 dogs and 35 humans in an endemic area for Brazilian spotted fever in the State of São Paulo, where the tick Amblyomma aureolatum is the main vector. Testing canine and human sera by indirect immunofluorescence against four Rickettsia…

Rickettsia infection in five areas of the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Maurício C Horta; Marcelo B Labruna; Adriano Pinter dkk.

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 102 No. 7 · 2007 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

This study investigated rickettsial infection in animals, humans, ticks, and fleas collected in five areas of the state of São Paulo. Eight flea species (Adoratopsylla antiquorum antiquorum, Ctenocephalides felis felis, Polygenis atopus, Polygenis rimatus, Polygenis roberti roberti, Polygenis…

Evaluation of completeness and timeliness of data in the National Information System for Notifiable Diseases for spotted fever in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 2007-2017

Daniele Rosa Xavier; Michellin Pereira de Albuquerque; Sílvia Von Tiesenhausen de Sousa-Carmo dkk.

Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, Vol. 32 No. 2 · 2023 · Portugis · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Objective: to evaluate the completeness and timeliness of notifications of cases of spotted fever (SF) held on the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System (SINAN) in São Paulo State, Brazil, from 2007 to 2017. Methods: this was a descriptive and ecological study of confirmed human…

Diffusion of sylvatic yellow fever in the state of São Paulo, Brazil

Alec Brian Lacerda; Leila del Castillo Saad; Priscilla Venâncio Ikefuti dkk.

Scientific Reports, Vol. 11 No. 1 · 2021 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract We investigated the sylvatic yellow fever (SYF) diffusion process in São Paulo (SP) between 2016 and 2019. We developed an ecological study of SYF through autochthonous human cases and epizootics of non-human primates (NHPs) that were spatiotemporally evaluated. We used kriging to obtain…

Infección por rickettsia en capibaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) de São Paulo, Brasil: evidencia serológica de infección por Rickettsia bellii y Rickettsia parkeri

Richard C. Pacheco; Mauricio C. Horta; Jonas Moraes-Filho dkk.

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, Vol. 27 No. 3 · 2007 · Spanyol · DOAJ Scopus

Introducción. En Brasil, los capibaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) son importantes huéspedes para garrapatas del género Amblyomma, las cuales transmiten rickettsiosis a humanos y animales. Por lo tanto, estos roedores pueden ser potenciales centinelas para detectar infección por rickettsia…

Ecological aspects of Pintomyia fischeri and Migonemyia migonei in municipalities with Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Margareth Regina Dibo; Regiane Maria Tironi de Menezes; Fabiana Fernandes de Souza dkk.

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, Vol. 32 No. 3 · 2023 · Portugis · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract The objective was to study the composition of sand fly species, the seasonal activity of the dominant species and correlation with average rainfall, sex association of the dominant species with domicile habitats and analyze different landscape scenarios for the two study sites in the…

One Health Approach to Brazilian Spotted Fever: Capybaras, Horses, and Rural Areas as Predictors for Human Disease

Iara Giordano Rosa-Xavier; Adriano Pinter; Rogério Giuffrida dkk.

Pathogens, Vol. 14 No. 4 · 2025 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

(1) Background: Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a tick-borne disease that has occurred in several Brazilian regions, caused by Rickettsia spp. bacteria and mainly transmitted by Amblyomma ticks. Despite the high BSF lethality in several Brazilian endemic areas, predictors and associated risk…

Landscape connectivity for yellow fever: a proxy approach to detect displacement and circulation through environmental corridors and interfaces

André Luís Acosta, PhD; Adriano Pinter, PhD; Nuno Faria, PhD dkk.

The Lancet Planetary Health, Vol. 5 · 2021 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Background: Yellow fever is an arboviral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by mosquitoes in the tropical regions of Africa and South America. WHO estimates that there are 200 000 severe cases and 30 000 deaths worldwide annually. In Brazil, the wild cycle of yellow fever (also termed urban cycle)…

Parasitismo de Amblyomma fuscum (Acari: Ixodidae) em humanos

Sandro Marques; Rogério Dal Col; Marco Otávio de Matos Júnior dkk.

Ciência Rural, Vol. 36 No. 4 · 2006 · Portugis · DOAJ Scopus

Amblyomma fuscum é uma espécie rara de carrapato, recentemente revalidada, com poucos registros de ocorrência na literatura. Neste trabalho, são informados dois registros de parasitismo de A. fuscum em seres humanos: um no Estado de São Paulo (SP) e outro possivelmente oriundo do Estado de Santa…

Long-term persistence of anti-Rickettsia rickettsii antibodies in capybaras, with passive transfer to offspring

Lina de Campos Binder; Alejandro Ramírez-Hernández; Maria Carolina de Azevedo Serpa dkk.

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, Vol. 31 No. 3 · 2022 · Portugis · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract The bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the etiological agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), and its most important vector to humans in Brazil is the tick Amblyomma sculptum. Capybaras are the main hosts of A. sculptum in many BSF-endemic areas and are considered valuable sentinels for…

Seroprevalence of rickettsia spp. and a study of the tick fauna in dogs from the municipality of Seropédica, State of Rio de Janeiro

Matheus Dias Cordeiro; Vanessa de Almeida Raia; Adriano Pinter dkk.

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, Vol. 36 No. 6 · 2015 · Portugis · DOAJ Scopus

The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of anti-Rickettsia spp. antibodies, the tick fauna, and the ticks that are carriers of rickettsiae of the spotted fever group (SFG). About 68 (24%) of the 283 serum samples tested by indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) reacted against the R…

Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Vector-Tick Borne Spotted Fever in the State of São Paulo

Daniele Rosa Xavier de Melo; Michellin Pereira de Albuquerque; Fabricio dos Santos Menezes dkk.

Zoonotic Diseases, Vol. 6 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a tick-borne acute febrile disease that can be lethal to humans, caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. In the State of São Paulo, transmission occurs mainly through two tick species: Amblyomma sculptum and Amblyomma aureolatum. We analyzed trends in BSF…

Experimental infection of dogs with a Brazilian strain of Rickettsia rickettsii: clinical and laboratory findings

Eliane M Piranda; João Luis H Faccini; Adriano Pinter dkk.

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 103 No. 7 · 2008 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

The bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the etiological agent of an acute, severe disease called Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States or Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) in Brazil. In addition to these two countries, the disease has also been reported to affect humans in Mexico, Costa…

Natural Blood Feeding and Temperature Shift Modulate the Global Transcriptional Profile of Rickettsia rickettsii Infecting Its Tick Vector

Maria Fernanda B. M. Galletti; André Fujita; Milton Y. Nishiyama Jr dkk.

PLoS ONE, Vol. 8 No. 10 · 2013 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Rickettsia rickettsii is an obligate intracellular tick-borne bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF), the most lethal spotted fever rickettsiosis. When an infected starving tick begins blood feeding from a vertebrate host, R. rickettsii is exposed to a temperature elevation and…

Dichotomous key to larvae of the genus Amblyomma (Parasitiformes: Ixodidae) in Brazil, with morphological description and redescription of the larval stage of 30 Amblyomma species

Thiago F. Martins; Adriano Pinter; Vera L.F. de Camargo-Neves dkk.

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, Vol. 17 No. 1 · 2026 · Inggris · DOAJ Scopus

Ticks of the genus Amblyomma are of great medical and veterinary importance in Brazil, where they regularly parasitize wild and domestic animals and will bite humans that enter rural and forest areas for work and recreation purposes. This study provides morphological descriptions and redescriptions…