Abstract

VENZAL, José M. Epidemiology of rickettsioses by Rickettsia parkeri andother emerging and reemerging species associated with anthropization in Latin America. Acta méd. costarric [online]. 2013, vol.55, suppl.1, pp.45-47. ISSN 0001-6002.

A description of the regional importance of Rickettsia parkeri and their vectors is presented. There is emphasis on the factors of anthropization that favor the development of alternative hosts for ticks in domestic and peridomestic environments, generating changes in the epidemiology of the etiological agent. The environmental changes that can promote the increase in populations of tick reservoirs, increasing the risk for humans for rickettsial diseases, is also mentioned.

Keywords : Rickettsiaceae Infections; Rickettsia Latin America; zoonoses.

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