INVESTIGADORES
NAVA Santiago
artículos
Título:
Coxiella burnetii in ticks, Argentina
Autor/es:
PACHECO RC, ECHAIDE IE, ALVES RN, BELETTI ME, NAVA S, LABRUNA MB
Revista:
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Editorial:
CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL
Referencias:
Lugar: Atlanta; Año: 2013 vol. 19 p. 344 - 347
ISSN:
1080-6040
Resumen:
We found 41 (44.6%) of 92 ticks and 2 (15.4%) of 13 of the A. tigrinum and A. parvum adult ticks, respectively, to be infected by C. burnetii. Because these ticks were collected as engorged nymphs from wild rodents in a natural biome of Argentina, namely, the Chaco phytogeographic domain (5,6), our results indicate that C. burnetii is established in this part of the country where ticks possibly play an essential role in the enzootic cycle. Serologic evidence of C. burnetii infection ha been found among goats and cattl in several areas of Argentina (3,4). Because free-ranging domestic cattle and goats are considered among the most likely hosts for A. parvum adult icks in the Chaco domain (6), humans are likely being exposed to C. burneti as well.
