Experimental infection of dogs with a Brazilian strain of Rickettsia rickettsii: clinical and laboratory findings [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008 The bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the etiological agent of an acute, severe disease called Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States or Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) in Brazil.
Eliane M Piranda +6 more
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Factors associated with the confirmation and death for Brazilian spotted fever in an important endemic area of the State of São Paulo, 2007-2021 [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalBackground: We evaluated the predictive factors for case confirmation and death from Brazilian spotted fever in an endemic area of Southeastern Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted.
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Study of infection by Rickettsiae of the spotted fever group in humans and ticks in an urban park located in the City of Londrina, State of Paraná, Brazil [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2011 INTRODUCTION: Spotted fevers are emerging zoonoses caused by Rickettsia species in the spotted fever group (SFG). Rickettsia rickettsii is the main etiologic agent of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) and it is transmitted by Amblyomma spp. ticks.
Roberta Santos Toledo +7 more
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Tick-borne spotted fever in the northeast of Brazil: the series of cases a new endemic area
doi: 10.20513/2447-6595.2016v56n2p8-9 [PDF]
Revista de Medicina da UFC, 2016 The Brazilian states of the northeastern region are considered silent areas for the occurrence of cases of spotted fever (SF), either by the low frequency of suspicion or the confirmation on cases of the disease.
Stefan Vilges de Oliveira
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Rickettsial Infection in Animals and Brazilian Spotted Fever Endemicity [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 We compared the rickettsial infection status of Amblyomma cajennense ticks, humans, dogs, and horses in both Brazilian spotted fever (BSF)–endemic and –nonendemic areas in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Luis A. Sangioni +9 more
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DETECTION OF A Rickettsia GENOTYPE RELATED TO THE OLD WORLD INFECTING Amblyomma sculptum TICK IN AN ENDEMIC AREA OF BRAZILIAN SPOTTED FEVER [PDF]
, 2019 Brazilian Spotted Fever is an important tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and transmitted mainly by the human-biting tick Amblyomma sculptum.
Gilberto Salles Gazêta +7 more
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Serological identification of Rickettsia spp from the spotted fever group in capybaras in the region of Campinas - SP - Brazil [PDF]
, 2008 Diseases transmitted by ticks have been an important health problem all over the world. Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF) stands for a serious epidemiological concern due to the high mortality rates pointed out.
Celso Eduardo de Souza +8 more
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Brazilian Spotted Fever with an Approach in Veterinary Medicine and One Health Perspective. [PDF]
Vet Med Int, 2016 Campos SD, da Cunha NC, Almosny NR.
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Rickettsial infection in Amblyomma cajennense ticks and capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in a Brazilian spotted fever-endemic area [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, is the deadliest spotted fever of the world. In most of the BSF-endemic areas, capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are the principal host for the tick Amblyomma ...
Felipe S Krawczak +5 more
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Detection of Rickettsia rickettsii in the tick Amblyomma cajennense in a new Brazilian spotted fever-endemic area in the state of Minas Gerais [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005 The present study evaluated rickettsial infection in Amblyomma spp. ticks collected in a farm in Coronel Pacheco, a Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) endemic area. A total of 78 A. cajennense and 78 A.
Elizângela Guedes +5 more
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