Accepted Manuscript Title: Detection of rickettsiae in fleas and ticks from areas of Costa Rica with history of spotted fever group rickettsioses Author: Adriana Troyo Rolando D. Moreira-Soto ´ Olger Calderon-Arguedas Carlos Mata-Somarribas Jusara Ortiz-Tello Am´ alia R.M. Barbieri Adri´ an Avenda˜ no Luis E. Vargas-Castro Marcelo B. Labruna Laya Hun Lizeth Taylor PII: S1877-959X(16)30133-9 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.08.009 Reference: TTBDIS 712 To appear in: Received date: 14-7-2016 Revised date: 1-8-2016 Accepted date: 22-8-2016 Please cite this article as: Troyo, Adriana, Moreira-Soto, Rolando D., Calderon- Arguedas, ´ Olger, Mata-Somarribas, Carlos, Ortiz-Tello, Jusara, Barbieri, Am´ alia R.M., Avenda˜ no, Adri´ an, Vargas-Castro, Luis E., Labruna, Marcelo B., Hun, Laya, Taylor, Lizeth, Detection of rickettsiae in fleas and ticks from areas of Costa Rica with history of spotted fever group rickettsioses.Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.08.009 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.