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Soroprevalência de Rickettsia bellii e Rickettsia felis em cães, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, Brasil [PDF]

, 2010
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a vector-borne zoonosis caused by Rickettsia rickettsii bacteria. Dogs can be host sentinels for this bacterium. The aim of the study was to determine the presence of antibodies against Rickettsia spp.
BIONDO, Alexander Welker, BONACIM, José Edivaldo, FORTES, Fernanda Silva, LABRUNA, Marcelo Bahia, LEITE, Ronaldo Viana, MOLENTO, Marcelo Beltrão, MORAES-FILHO, Jonas, SILVEIRA, Iara   +7 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, Grycajuk, Marcelly, Molento, Marcelo Beltrão, Bonacin, José, Labruna, Marcelo Bahia, Pacheco, Richard de Campos, Moraes-Filho, Jonas, Deconto, Ivan, Biondo, Alexander Welker   +8 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, J. Stephen Dumler, Cláudio Lísias Mafra, Simone Berger Calic, Chequer Buffe Chamone, Gracco Cesarino Filho, Juan Pablo Olano, David H. Walker   +7 more
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Atypical fulminant Rickettsia rickettsii infection (Brazilian spotted fever) presenting as septic shock and Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Brazilian 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, Marcos Emilio Brigatte, Edmilton Pereira de Almeida, Lena Márcia de Carvalho Valle   +3 more
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Soroprevalência de anticorpos contra Rickettsia spp. do grupo febre maculosa em equinos de haras no Norte do Paraná, Brasil [PDF]

, 2010
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is an emerging disease most likely caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. The objective of the present study was to estimate the seroprevalence of BSF rickettsia infections in equines from six horse farms located in Londrina ...
CAVICCHIOLI, José Henrique, DUMLER, John Stephen, HAYDU, Valeska Bender, LABRUNA, Marcelo Bahia, PACHECO, Richard Campos, SILVA FILHO, Mauro de Freitas, TAMEKUNI, Katia, TOLEDO, Roberta dos Santos, VIDOTTO, Odilon   +8 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, Myrian Morato Duarte, Vinicius Figueiredo Vizzoni, Ana Íris de Lima Duré, Diego Montenegro Lopéz, Rita de Maria Seabra Nogueira, Carlos Augusto Gomes Soares, Erik Machado-Ferreira, Gilberto Salles Gazêta   +8 more
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Relationship Between Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Blood Levels of Epstein-Barr Virus in Children in North-Western Tanzania: A Case Control Study. [PDF]

, 2013
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas (NHL) are common in African children, with endemic Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) being the most common subtype. While the role of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) in endemic BL is known, no data are available about clinical presentations of NHL
AH Filipovich, Anita De Rossi, AO Cavdar, Benson Kidenya, CE Klumb, D Kim, Damas Mwizamuholya, E Righetti, EK Mbidde, Erasmus Kamugisha, F Davi, G Nunnari, I Abbate, I Araujo, J Diebold, J Shapira, JES The, JL Young Jr, JT Sandlund, Kelsey, Maria Raffaella Petrara, MD Ogwang, MD Parkin, Ministry of Health and social welfare, MJ Boyle, MR Petrara, N Anwar, N Burighel, N Mutalima, National AIDS Control Programme, Nestory Masalu, P Aka, PA Chabay, Peter Rambau, R Hassan, R Newton, R Newton, RE Goldsby, Rogatus Kabyemera, S Lazzi, SB Murphy, SB Murphy, SC Peh, SJ Stevens, SM Mbulaiteye   +44 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF BRAZILIAN SPOTTED FEVER IN BRAZIL BETWEEN 2018 AND 2024

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction/Objective: Brazilian spotted fever is an infectious disease caused mainly by Rickettsia rickettsii, transmitted by ticks, with Amblyomma spp. as the main vector.
Felipe Piccoli Rostirolla, Alícia Sophia Sandini Miranda, Gustavo Martins Boing, Luiza Kliemann Bazzaneze, Maria Eduarda Ferreira Mondadori, Ana Luiza de Lima Curi Hallal   +5 more
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MORTALITY DUE TO BRAZILIAN SPOTTED FEVER: A 10-YEAR ANALYSIS IN BRAZIL (2014–2023)

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: 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, Guilherme Lobo Souza Silva, Senibeld Sida Teresa Ramos, Vasco João Mendes, Ezequias Batista Martins   +4 more
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Epidemiological aspects of the Brazilian spotted fever: serological survey of dogs and horses in an endemic area in the State of São Paulo, Brazil Aspectos epidemiológicos da febre maculosa brasileira: inquérito sorológico em cães e equinos em uma área endêmica no estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1996
In order to obtain information on Brazilian spotted fever, a study in domestic animals was performed in the County of Pedreira, State of São Paulo, Brazil, where 17 human cases had been notified.
Elba R.S. de Lemos, Raimundo D. Machado, José R. Coura, Maria A.A.M. Guimarães, Nelson Chagas   +4 more
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