Location of the municipality of Lavras/MG, Southeast Brazil

Climatic zones in Illinois shaded by county membership.

A collection summary of each neighborhood sampled in Reynosa

Christiane ROCHA, Professor (Associate), PhD, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, UFLA, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária

Host and tick attributes for ticks infected with Rickettsia species

a Abundance and b proportion of free-living nymphs and adult ticks

Primers used to test for rickettsiae in this study.

Left picture: Distribution of Brazilian spotted fever cases in São

Estimated phylogeny of 112 defensin or defensin-like proteins from

Climatic zones in Illinois shaded by county membership.

Estimated phylogeny of 112 defensin or defensin-like proteins from

Estimated phylogeny of 112 defensin or defensin-like proteins from

Christiane ROCHA, Professor (Associate), PhD, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, UFLA, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária

Climatic zones in Illinois shaded by county membership.

Left picture: Distribution of Brazilian spotted fever cases in São