SAIFR:2136

Capybaras and Brazilian Spotted Fever – Technical Guidelines for Population Management in the State of São Paulo

(2020). Capybaras and Brazilian Spotted Fever – Technical Guidelines for Population Management in the State of São Paulo. ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research. https://scivideos.org/index.php/ictp-saifr/2136

Capybaras and Brazilian Spotted Fever – Technical Guidelines for Population Management in the State of São Paulo. ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research, Mar. 02, 2020, https://scivideos.org/index.php/ictp-saifr/2136 

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            url = {https://scivideos.org/index.php/ictp-saifr/2136},
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            keywords = {ICTP-SAIFR, IFT, UNESP},
            language = {en},
            title = {Capybaras and Brazilian Spotted Fever {\textendash} Technical Guidelines for Population Management in the State of S{\~a}o Paulo},
            publisher = { ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research},
            year = {2020},
            month = {mar},
            note = {SAIFR:2136 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/index.php/ictp-saifr/2136}}
          }
Monicque Silva Pereira
Talk numberSAIFR:2136
Source RepositoryICTP – SAIFR
Collection
Talk Type Conference
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Abstract

Brazilian Spotted Fever is an infectious, acute febrile disease, of varying severity, whose clinical presentation in humans can vary from mild and atypical forms to severe forms, with a high lethality rate. It is caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia (Rickettsia rickettsii) and transmitted by ticks of the genus Amblyomma. In some locations in the state of São Paulo, the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) participates in the disease cycle as an amplifier of the etiologic agent after contact with infected ticks. As a result of this possible participation of the capybara in the cycle and the eventual need to carry out population management of the species, the State of São Paulo, through the Secretariat of Infraestructure and Environment and the Secretariat of Health, published Resolution SMA-SES No. 01/2016, which provides the -œTechnical guidelines for the surveillance and control of Brazilian Spotted Fever in the State of São Paulo - classification of areas and recommended measures -, which establishes criteria for the management of capybaras in situations where this species is associated with the risk of transmitting Brazilian Spotted Fever to humans.