Brazilian spotted fever: description of a fatal clinical case in the State of Rio de Janeiro [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2002 We describe a case of Brazilian spotted fever in a previously healthy young woman who died with petechial rash associated to acute renal and respiratory insufficiency 12 days following fever, headache, myalgia, and diarrhea.
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Probability of occurrence of the Brazilian spotted fever in northeast of Paraná state, Brazil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2016 Abstract Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a fatal zoonosis because of the difficulties in its early diagnosis and treatment. Occurrences of BSF in the northeast of the state of Paraná prompted investigation of areas at risk of this rickettsiosis in the municipalities of Japira, Jaboti, Pinhalão and Tomazina.
Flávio Haragushiku Otomura +7 more
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Urbanization of Brazilian spotted fever in a municipality of the southeastern region: epidemiology and spatial distribution [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2015 INTRODUCTION: Brazilian spotted fever is an emerging zoonosis notified mainly in the Southeast of Brazil, especially due to its high level of lethality.OBJECTIVE: To analyze the epidemiological and spatial pattern of the disease in the municipality of ...
Jeanette Trigo Nasser +5 more
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Brazilian spotted fever: importance of early diagnosis and treatment
Residência Pediátrica, 2019 Yasmim Veloso +7 more
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Population dynamics of capybaras in human-modified landscapes and its relationship with Brazilian spotted fever [PDF]
, 2022 Beatriz Garcia Lopes
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Brazilian spotted fever in cart horses in a non-endemic area in Southern Brazil Febre maculosa brasileira em cavalo de carroceiro em área não-endêmica no Sul do Brasil [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2010 Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF) is an often fatal zoonosis caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. The disease is generally transmitted to humans by Amblyomma spp. ticks. Serological evidence of past infection by R. rickettsii has been reported in horses, but the pathogenicity of R. rickettsii in horses remains unknown. Cart
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Brazilian spotted fever in Caratinga, Minas Gerais [PDF]
Revista Médica de Minas Gerais, 2014 Introduction: The order Rickettsiales comprises a group of obligatory intracellular parasites, responsible for causing diseases known as rickettsial diseases. In Brazil, the most common rickettsial disease is the Brazilian spotted fever (FMB). Objectives: to determine the level of FMB endemicity in the city of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, in different ...
Márcio Antonio Moreira Galvão +5 more
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Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae, a spotted fever group agent infecting Amblyomma parvum ticks in two Brazilian biomes [PDF]
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2014 Adult ticks of the species Amblyomma parvum were collected from the vegetation in the Pantanal biome (state of Mato Grosso do Sul) and from horses in the Cerrado biome (state of Piauí) in Brazil. The ticks were individually tested for rickettsial infection via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting three rickettsial genes, gltA, ompA and ompB ...
Fernanda Aparecida Nieri-Bastos +6 more
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Spotted fever: early diagnosis and its relevance
Revista Médica de Minas Gerais, 2023 Introduction: Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a neglected zoonotic disease, with compulsory notification, high mortality rates, since adequate diagnosis and treatment usually begin at a late stage.
Adelina Machado de Carvalho Nogueira +3 more
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Inflammatory markers in cerebrospinal fluid in pediatric Brazilian spotted fever with neurological manifestations [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São PauloDaniela Caldas Teixeira +5 more
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