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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 Valinhos (106,793 inhabitants), São Paulo, Southeastern region of Brazil, in the period between 2001
Nasser, Jeanette Trigo +5 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005 Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) cases have been increasing in the state of São Paulo but no genomic information about local rickettsia isolated from humans has been well documented.
Elvira Maria Mendes Nascimento +5 more
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Brazilian spotted fever in cart horses in a non-endemic area in Southern Brazil [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
Freitas, Marta Cristina Diniz de Oliveira +8 more
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Free-living ticks in a cerrado fragment, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Bioscience Journal, 2018 The fatal cases of spotted fever reported in some Brazilian municipalities are generally associated with the presence of ticks and capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). The urban forest fragments where this rodent is present are of great concern.
Jaqueline Matias +8 more
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Fatal Brazilian spotless fever caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in a dark-skinned patient
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2011 Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is the most important and frequent rickettsial disease in Brazil. A fatal case of BSF is reported in a 32-year-old black man, who died of irreversible shock after five days of fever, severe headache and abdominal pain with ...
Alexsandra Rodrigues de Mendonça Favacho +4 more
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Environmental infestation and rickettsial infection in ticks in an area endemic for Brazilian spotted fever [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2013 Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, is endemic in the municipality of Americana, southeastern Brazil, where the disease is transmitted by the tickAmblyomma cajennense. This study evaluated the tick fauna and rickettsial infection in free-living ticks that were captured monthly using dry ice traps in areas endemic for BSF in ...
Brites-Neto, José +7 more
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Fatal Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 The emergence and reemergence of a serious infectious disease are often associated with a high case-fatality rate because of misdiagnosis and inappropriate or delayed treatment.
Márcio Antonio Moreira Galvão +7 more
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesBrazilian spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, has been increasingly reported in Brazil especially in the southeastern states. The severe and fulminant forms of the disease are not unusual but most of the reported fatal cases have shown some ...
Paulo Sérgio Gonçalves da Costa +3 more
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Comparative growth of spotted fever group Rickettsia spp. strains in Vero cells
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2016 In Brazil, the spotted fever group (SFG) Rickettsia rickettsii and Rickettsia parkeri related species are the etiological agents of spotted fever rickettsiosis. However, the SFG, Rickettsia rhipicephali, that infects humans, has never been reported.
Arannadia Barbosa Silva +8 more
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MORTALITY DUE TO BRAZILIAN SPOTTED FEVER: A 10-YEAR ANALYSIS IN BRAZIL (2014–2023)
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesIntroduction: The high lethality attributed to Brazilian spotted fever remains a public health concern. Several factors contribute to this problem, particularly its clinical similarity to other acute febrile illnesses, limitations in diagnostic tools and
Pamela Massae Olivoti Eto +4 more
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