@article{0282d3080b3b4557abf36c1baa24c8e4,
title = "Infection of Amblyomma ovale by Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rainforest, Colombia",
abstract = "Our goal was to understand rickettsial spotted fevers' circulation in areas of previous outbreaks reported from 2006 to 2008 in Colombia. We herein present molecular identification and isolation of Rickettsia sp. Atlantic rainforest strain from Amblyomma ovale ticks, a strain shown to be pathogenic to humans. Infected ticks were found on dogs and a rodent in Antioquia and C{\'o}rdoba Provinces. This is the first report of this rickettsia outside Brazil, which expands its known range considerably.",
keywords = "Amblyomma ovale, Colombia, Rickettsia sp. strain Atlantic rainforest, Rodents",
author = "Londo{\~n}o, {Andr{\'e}s F.} and D{\'i}az, {Francisco J.} and Gustavo Valbuena and Michal Gazi and Labruna, {Marcelo B.} and Marylin Hidalgo and Salim Mattar and Ver{\'o}nica Contreras and Rodas, {Juan D.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the community leaders and human health units in Las Changas, Alto de Mulatos, and Los C{\'o}rdobas for their cooperation to obtain animals and vector samples. We thank Dr. Sergio Solari, professor of the Instituto de Biologia, and his students, Daisy Gomez, Edwin Osorio, and Laura Vargas, all from the Mastozoology group at the Universidad de Antioquia, for their assistance in identifying the rodents. We thank also the Universidad de Antioquia program “Sostenibilidad 2013/2014”. We are indebted to Colciencias for its financial support through grant No. 111549326228 (“Estudio ecol{\'o}gico de endemicidad por Rickettsia en Colombia”). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 Elsevier GmbH.",
year = "2014",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.04.018",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "5",
pages = "672--675",
journal = "Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases",
issn = "1877-959X",
publisher = "Elsevier GmbH",
number = "6",
}