Tick-borne rickettsioses represent a severe public health problem that has increased in recent decades by several activities that place human populations in contact with a wide range of vectors. In particular, Rickettsia parkeri, an eschar-associated spotted fever agent, represents an emerging pathogen that has been gradually identified throughout America. In the present work, we compiled an occurrence database of these bacteria, as well as its vectors, in order to identify the potential distribution of these bacteria and to detect the risk areas where this emerging pathogen may be circulating. The results show the at-risk areas to be broad regions in Central America, on the coast of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, part of Brazil and Argentina, and the greater part of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Particularly, in Mexico, conditions exist for widespread dissemination. Our results must be considered for the establishment of active acarological surveillance in previously unsampled areas, as well as the establishment of prevention measures for vulnerable populations and risk groups participating in outdoor activities that can place them in contact with this pathogen.
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Hosp Escuela Agudos Dr Ramon Madariaga, Serv Infectol, Av Marconi 3736, RA-3300 Posadas, Misiones, ArgentinaHosp Escuela Agudos Dr Ramon Madariaga, Serv Infectol, Av Marconi 3736, RA-3300 Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
Villalba Apestegui, Pedro
Nava, Santiago
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Inst Nacl Tecnol Agr, Estn Expt Agr Rafaela, Lab Parasitol & Inmunol, Santa Fe, BrazilHosp Escuela Agudos Dr Ramon Madariaga, Serv Infectol, Av Marconi 3736, RA-3300 Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
Nava, Santiago
Brignone, Julia
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Inst Nacl Enfermedades Virales Humanas Dr Julio I, Dept Diagnost Lab & Referencial, Pergamino, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHosp Escuela Agudos Dr Ramon Madariaga, Serv Infectol, Av Marconi 3736, RA-3300 Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
Brignone, Julia
Sen, Carina
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Inst Nacl Enfermedades Virales Humanas Dr Julio I, Dept Diagnost Lab & Referencial, Pergamino, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHosp Escuela Agudos Dr Ramon Madariaga, Serv Infectol, Av Marconi 3736, RA-3300 Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
Sen, Carina
Esposto, Amadeo
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Hosp Interzonal Gen Agudos Gen San Martin, Serv Infectol, La Plata, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHosp Escuela Agudos Dr Ramon Madariaga, Serv Infectol, Av Marconi 3736, RA-3300 Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
Esposto, Amadeo
Angeletti, Virginia
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Hosp Interzonal Gen Agudos Gen San Martin, Serv Infectol, La Plata, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHosp Escuela Agudos Dr Ramon Madariaga, Serv Infectol, Av Marconi 3736, RA-3300 Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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Old Dominion Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Norfolk, VA 23529 USAOld Dominion Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Norfolk, VA 23529 USA
Wright, Chelsea L.
Sonenshine, Daniel E.
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Old Dominion Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Norfolk, VA 23529 USAOld Dominion Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Norfolk, VA 23529 USA
Sonenshine, Daniel E.
Gaff, Holly D.
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Old Dominion Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Norfolk, VA 23529 USA
Univ KwaZulu Natal, Sch Math Stat & Comp Sci, ZA-4000 Durban, South AfricaOld Dominion Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Norfolk, VA 23529 USA
Gaff, Holly D.
Hynes, Wayne L.
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Old Dominion Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Norfolk, VA 23529 USAOld Dominion Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Norfolk, VA 23529 USA
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Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Av Prof Orlando Marques de Paiva,87 Cidade Univ, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilUniv Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Av Prof Orlando Marques de Paiva,87 Cidade Univ, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Krawczak, Felipe S.
Agostinho, Washington C.
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Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Av Prof Orlando Marques de Paiva,87 Cidade Univ, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilUniv Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Av Prof Orlando Marques de Paiva,87 Cidade Univ, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Agostinho, Washington C.
Polo, Gina
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Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Av Prof Orlando Marques de Paiva,87 Cidade Univ, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilUniv Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Av Prof Orlando Marques de Paiva,87 Cidade Univ, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Polo, Gina
Moraes-Filho, Jonas
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Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Av Prof Orlando Marques de Paiva,87 Cidade Univ, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Univ Santo Amaro, R Prof Eneas de Siqueira Neto 340, BR-04829300 Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilUniv Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Av Prof Orlando Marques de Paiva,87 Cidade Univ, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Moraes-Filho, Jonas
Labruna, Marcelo B.
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Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Av Prof Orlando Marques de Paiva,87 Cidade Univ, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilUniv Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Av Prof Orlando Marques de Paiva,87 Cidade Univ, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil