Experimental infection of wild boars (Sus scrofa) with Rickettsia rickettsii and evaluation of the transmission potential to Amblyomma sculptum ticks.

Although we performed serological monitoring of wild boars for only 28 days, the results demonstrate that from 28 DPI onwards, antibodies showed a decreasing trend, and future studies are needed to evaluate the persistence of IgG antibodies in wild boars after R. rickettsii infection.

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