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Molecular detection of rickettsial agents in Amblyomma maculatum ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) from Ecuador by Enríquez, Sandra, Félix, María L., Bermúdez, Sergio, Mosquera, Vanessa, Farovitch, Lorne, Vaca, Franklin, Guevara, Juan Manuel, Venzal, José M.

“…Rickettsiales are obligate intracellular bacteria that need vertebrates and arthropods to maintain their life cycles. Some species of the genera Anaplasma ,…”
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Molecular screening of tick-borne microorganisms in ticks from rural areas of Panama, with the first record of Ehrlichia minasensis in Rhipicephalus microplus from Central America by Bermúdez C, Sergio E., Félix, María L., Domínguez A, Lillian, Araúz, Dimelza, Venzal, José M.

“…During a molecular screening of rickettsial, borrelial and protozoal agents in ticks from rural areas of Panama, we detected DNA of Rickettsia amblyommatis in…”
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An Hepatozoon americanum-like protozoan in crab-eating (Cerdocyon thous) and grey pampean (Lycalopex gymnocercus) foxes from Uruguay by Carvalho, Luis, Félix, María L., Bazzano, Valentin, da Costa, Anthony, Armúa-Fernández, María T., Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián, Venzal, José Manuel

“…In South America, apicomplexan parasites of the genus Hepatozoon have been sporadically detected in mammals. Previous studies in wild canids from Brazil and…”
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A novel Ehrlichia strain (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) detected in Amblyomma triste (Acari: Ixodidae), a tick species of public health importance in the Southern Cone of America by Cicuttin, Gabriel L., De Salvo, María N., Pérez, Paula Díaz, Silva, Darío, Félix, María L., Venzal, José M., Nava, Santiago

“…The aim of this work was to report the detection of a putative novel Ehrlichia strain associated with the tick Amblyomma triste. Free-living adult ticks…”
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Phylogenetic analysis of Hepatozoon spp. (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoidae) infecting Philodryas patagoniensis (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in Uruguay by Bazzano, Valentin, Félix, María L., Parodi, Pablo, Carvalho, Luis A., Nava, Santiago, Armúa-Fernández, María T., Venzal, José M.

“…The purpose of this study was to perform a phylogenetic analysis of Hepatozoon spp. infecting Philodryas patagoniensis in Uruguay. Twenty-five road-killed…”
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Molecular screening for tick-borne bacteria and hematozoa in Ixodes cf. boliviensis and Ixodes tapirus (Ixodida: Ixodidae) from western highlands of Panama by Bermúdez C., Sergio E., Félix, María L., Domínguez A., Lillian, Kadoch, Nathaniel, Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián, Venzal, José M.

“…The first molecular screening for Rickettsia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Borrelia, Babesia and Hepatozoon was carried out in questing Ixodes cf. boliviensis and…”
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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infecting Ixodes auritulus ticks in Uruguay by Carvalho, Luis A., Maya, Leticia, Armua-Fernandez, María T., Félix, María L., Bazzano, Valentin, Barbieri, Amalia M., González, Enrique M., Lado, Paula, Colina, Rodney, Díaz, Pablo, Labruna, Marcelo B., Nava, Santiago, Venzal, José M.

“…In the southern cone of South America different haplotypes of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) have been detected in Ixodes spp. from Argentina, southern…”
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Detection of a putative novel genotype of Anaplasma in gray-brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira) from Uruguay by Félix, María L., Armúa-Fernández, María T., Parodi, Pablo, Bazzano, Valentin, Mangold, Atilio J., Venzal, José M.

“…Anaplasmataceae includes the genera Anaplasma , Ehrlichia , Neorickettsia and Wolbachia , comprising a group of obligate intracellular bacteria. The genus…”
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Molecular survey of Piroplasmida, Hepatozoon spp. and Anaplasmataceae in anemic and thrombocytopenic dogs from Uruguay by Parodi, Pablo, Bazzano, Valentin, Armúa-Fernández, María T., Félix, María L., Carvalho, Luis A., Freire, Jorge, Venzal, José M.

“…Canine tick-borne diseases, such as babesiosis, rangeliosis, hepatozoonosis, anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis, are of veterinarian relevance, causing mild or…”
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Rangelia vitalii in free-living crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) in Uruguay by De Lorenzo, Cíntia, Boabaid, Fabiana Marques, de Oliveira, Luiz Gustavo Schneider, Bianchi, Matheus Viezzer, Félix, María L., Armúa-Fernández, María T., Soares, João Fábio, Venzal, José M., Sonne, Luciana

“…Rangelia vitalii is a protozoan parasite that causes a hemorrhagic and hemolytic disease in dogs known as rangeliosis. Current reports of the disease are…”
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Ixodes tropicalis (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting a human and molecular detection of Rickettsia bellii, Colombia by Quintero, Juan Carlos, Félix, María L., Venzal, José M., Nava, Santiago

“…Introduction: Ixodes tropicalis is a little-known tick species reported parasitizing wild rodents only in Colombia and Perú.Objective: To report a case of I…”
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Molecular characterization of novel Ehrlichia genotypes in Ixodes auritulus from Uruguay by Félix, María L., Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián, Carvalho, Luis A., Queirolo, Diego, Remesar Alonso, Susana, Nava, Santiago, Armúa-Fernández, María T., Venzal, José M.

“…Ehrlichia are small intracellular Gram-negative bacteria transmitted by ticks. These microorganisms cause ehrlichiosis, a complex of life-threatening emerging…”
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An autochthonous confirmed case of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis in Uruguay by Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro A., Félix, María L., Armua-Fernandez, María T., Venzal, José M.

“…Rickettsia parkeri, a member of the spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae, was first confirmed as an etiological agent of human rickettsiosis in 2004. Nearly…”
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Molecular evidence of Babesia species in Procyon cancrivorus (Carnivora, Procyonidae) in Uruguay by Thompson, Carolina S., Mangold, Atilio J., Félix, María L., Carvalho, Luis, Armúa-Fernández, María T., Venzal, José M.

“…The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) is a carnivore widely distributed from southern Central America to all South American countries except Chile. In…”
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Rickettsia parkeri: a Rickettsial pathogen transmitted by ticks in endemic areas for spotted fever rickettsiosis in southern Uruguay by Venzal, José M, Estrada-Peña, Agustín, Portillo, Aránzazu, Mangold, Atilio J, Castro, Oscar, De Souza, Carlos G, Félix, María L, Pérez-Martínez, Laura, Santibánez, Sonia, Oteo, José A

“…At first Rickettsia conorii was implicated as the causative agent of spotted fever in Uruguay diagnosed by serological assays. Later Rickettsia parkeri was…”
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Novel Anaplasma (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) strain and Hepatozoon sp. cf. H. procyonis (Apicomplexa, Hepatozoidae) detected in Procyon cancrivorus (Carnivora, Procyonidae) from Argentina, with note of tick-host association by Tarragona, Evelina L., Sebastian, Patrick S., Félix, Maria L., Venzal, Jose M.

“…The aim of this work is to report the first detection of Procyon cancrivorus naturally co-infected with Hepatozoon sp. cf. H. procyonis and a novel Anaplasma…”
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Detection of Alpha and Gamma-Proteobacteria in Amblyomma triste (Acari: Ixodidae) from Uruguay by Venzal, José Manuel, Estrada-Peña, Agustín, Portillo, Aránzazu, Mangold, Atilio J, Castro, Oscar, de Souza, Carlos G, Félix, María L, Pérez-Martínez, Laura, Santibánez, Sonia, Oteo, José A

“…Amblyomma triste is the most prevalent tick species reported in human tick bites in Uruguay and has been found to be infected with Rickettsia parkeri, but no…”
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Prevalence of Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis and Ctenocephalides canis from Uruguay by VENZAL, JOSÉ M., PÉREZ-MARTÍNEZ, LAURA, FÉLIX, MARIA L., PORTILLO, ARÁNZAZU, BLANCO, JOSÉ R., OTEO, JOSÉ A.

“…:  Our aim was to determine the presence of Rickettsia spp. in 66 fleas from Uruguay. Rickettsial DNA was amplified using gltA and ompB PCR primers. Rickettsia…”
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Digeneos parásitos de Cyphocharax platanus (Günther, 1880) (Characiformes: Curimatidae) en el tramo inferior del río Uruguay en la zona de influencia de la represa de Salto Grande, Uruguay by VENZAL, José M., CASTRO, Oscar, SOSA, Nicolás, FÉLIX, María L, LEITES, Valentín, MENONI, Federico, VIGIL, José D

“…Entre agosto de 2012 y junio de 2013 estudios parasitológicos fueron llevados a cabo en 76 ejemplares de Cyphocharax platanus procedentes del tramo inferior…”
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First detection of “Candidatus Rickettsia wissemanii” in Ornithodoros hasei (Schulze, 1935) (Acari: Argasidae) from Argentina by Colombo, Valeria C., Montani, Maria E., Pavé, Romina, Antoniazzi, Leandro R., Gamboa, Marcelo D., Fasano, Agustín A., Félix, Maria L., Nava, Santiago, Venzal, José M.

“…The aim of this study was to assess the presence of Rickettsia in soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae) collected from insectivorous bats (Chiroptera) in Santa Fe…”
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