Author(s):
Silva, Nanci ; Eremeeva, Marina E. ; Rozental, Tatiana ; Ribeiro, Guilherme S. ; Paddock, Christopher D. ; Ramos, Eduardo Antônio Gonçalves ; Favacho, Alexsandra R. M. ; Reis, Mitermayer Galvão dos ; Dasch, Gregory A. ; Lemos, Elba R. S. de ; Ko, Albert I. ; Silva, Nanci ; Eremeeva, Marina E. ; Rozental, Tatiana ; Ribeiro, Guilherme S. ; Paddock, Christopher D. ; Ramos, Eduardo Antônio Gonçalves ; Favacho, Alexsandra R. M. ; Reis, Mitermayer Galvão dos ; Dasch, Gregory A. ; Lemos, Elba R. S. de ; Ko, Albert I.
Date: 2011
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Febre maculosa; Carrapatos
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In Brazil, Brazilian spotted fever was once considered the only tick-borne rickettsial disease. We report escharassociated rickettsial disease that occurred after a tick bite.The etiologic agent is most related to Rickettsia parkeri, R. africae, and R. sibirica and probably widely distributed from São Paulo to Bahia in the Atlantic Forest.
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