A Mini-Review of Diagnostic Methods for the Antigen and Antibody Detection of Rocky Mountain and Brazilian Spotted Fever [PDF]
BiomedicinesRocky Mountain or Brazilian spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, is a fulminant, seasonal, and neglected disease that occurs in focal points of North America and South America.
Kamila Alves Silva +18 more
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Fatal Brazilian Spotted Fever Associated with Dogs and Amblyomma aureolatum Ticks, Brazil, 2013 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 In São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil, Amblyomma aureolatum ticks are the main vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Brazilian spotted fever.
Elisa S.M.M. Savani +7 more
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Brazilian Spotted Fever: the importance of dermatological signs for early diagnosis [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 Brazilian spotted fever is an acute febrile infectious disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, transmitted by tick bite. As this disease is rare and has high mortality rates in Brazil, the clinical aspects and epidemiological data may help the diagnosis.
Daíne Vargas Couto +5 more
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Epidemiology of capybara-associated Brazilian spotted fever. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 BACKGROUND:Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, has been associated with the transmission by the tick Amblyomma sculptum, and one of its main hosts, the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris).
Hermes R Luz +28 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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Spatial and temporal distribution of Brazilian spotted fever in an endemic area: epidemiological profile of a zoonosis in constant adaptation to anthropogenic actions [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de EpidemiologiaObjective: To analyze the spatial and temporal distribution of probable infection sites (PIS) for Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) and to evaluate changes in the occurrence pattern in an endemic area in the interior of the state of São Paulo.
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Brazilian spotted fever: a reemergent zoonosis
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2008 Brazilian spotted fever is caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii, which is the most pathogenic species of the spotted-fever rickettsiae group and is transmitted by the bite of infected ticks.
H. Greca, H. Langoni, L.C. Souza
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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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Characterization of bacterial microbiome and molecular detection of rickettsiosis in free-living ticks (Amblyomma sculptum Berlese, 1888) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAmblyomma sculptum is a major tick species in southeastern Brazil and an important vector in the epidemiology of Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF). This study characterized the bacterial microbiome of free-living A.
André Pinheiro Almeida +6 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015 INTRODUCTION : Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a disease transmitted by ticks for which the etiological agent is Rickettsia rickettsii. The present essay evaluates the risk factors associated with the transmission of cases of BSF in the time period ...
Celso Eduardo de Souza +2 more
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