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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduation at Medicina Veterinária from Universidade de São Paulo (2016). Has experience in Veterinary Medicine, focusing on Veterinary Medicine (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Expansion of Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF) transmission areas in the State of São Paulo has been associated with expansion of capybaras population. Capybaras are the main amplifying hosts of the BSF etiological agent (Rickettsia rickettsii) for Amblyomma sculptum ticks. However, many areas where capybaras and A. sculptum are established remain free of R. rickettsii, suggesting that other …
Between 2007 and 2015, 418 cases of Brazilian spotted Fever (BSF) were confirmed in the state of São Paulo, with a case fatality rate above 60%. The state presents very different scenarios regarding BSF epidemiology. In the interior of the state, the main vector is the Amblyomma sculptum tick (= Amblyomma cajennense sensu lato), the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) being the main host…
Recently, we initiated an extensive multidisciplinary project in the aid-search mode Theme (FAPESP 2013 / 18046-7) entitled "Capybara, ticks and spotted fever." Among the many activities included in this theme project is the assessment of infection-causing rickettsial spotted fever in capybaras and ticks eight areas of Brazil. However, due to the increasing expansion of capybara populatio…
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