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. 2013 Jul 12;3:27. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2013.00027

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Environments with potential for dog and human infestation with ticks associated to spotted-fever in Brazil. Dog restrained to its house providing conditions for the maintenance of Rhipicephalus sanguineus infestation but with potential for infestation with Amblyomma ovale or Amblyomma aureolatum in the nearby forest (A). Rhipicephalus sanguineus bite of a human leg (B). Adult couple of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Rs). Atlantic rainforest with high Amblyomma ovale prevalence (C). Dog infestation with Amblyomma ovale ticks at the same area (D). Adult couple of Amblyomma ovale (Ao).