Molecular identification of Rickettsia felis in ticks and fleas from an endemic area for Brazilian Spotted Fever KA Oliveira; LS Oliveira; CCA Dias; A Silva Jr; MR Almeida; G Almada; DH Bouyer; MAM Galvão; CL Mafra PAGE: 191-194 | DOI: S0074-02762008000200011

Experimental infection of dogs with a Brazilian strain of Rickettsia rickettsii: clinical and laboratory findings Eliane M Piranda; João Luis H Faccini; Adriano Pinter; Tais B Saito; Richard C Pacheco; Mitika K Hagiwara; Marcelo B Labruna PAGE: 696-701 | DOI: S0074-02762008000700012

Characterisation of divergent flavivirus NS3 and NS5 protein sequences detected in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks from Brazil Sandra Regina Maruyama, Luiza Antunes Castro-Jorge, José Marcos Chaves Ribeiro, Luiz Gustavo Gardinassi, Gustavo Rocha Garcia, Lucinda Giampietro Brandão, Aline Rezende Rodrigues, Marcos Ituo Okada, Emiliana Pereira Abrão, Beatriz Rossetti Ferreira, Benedito Antonio Lopes da Fonseca, Isabel Kinney Ferreira de Miranda-Santos PAGE: 38-50 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130166

Infection Rate of Babesia spp. Sporokinetes in Engorged Boophilus microplus from an Area of Enzootic Stability in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil Maria G Quintão-Silva, Múcio FB Ribeiro* PAGE: 999-1002

Ixodes (Multidentatus) paranaensis n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae) a Parasite of Streptoprocne biscutata (Sclater 1865) (Apodiformes: Apodidae) Birds in Brazil Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti, Márcia Arzua, Mauro Pichorim, James E Keirans PAGE: 93-102

Slit Cuticular Structure Observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy: Presence on the Walking Legs of Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae) Kátia Maria Famadas,Reinalda Marisa Lanfredi, Nicolau Maués da Serra-Freire PAGE: 53-55