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Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil

In Brazil, Brazilian spotted fever was once considered the only tick-borne rickettsial disease. We report eschar-associated 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...

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Autores principales: Silva, Nanci, Eremeeva, Marina E., Rozental, Tatiana, Ribeiro, Guilherme S., Paddock, Christopher D., Ramos, Eduardo Antonio G., Favacho, Alexsandra R.M., Reis, Mitermayer G., Dasch, Gregory A., de Lemos, Elba R.S., Ko, Albert I.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3204763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21291605
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1702.100859
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author Silva, Nanci
Eremeeva, Marina E.
Rozental, Tatiana
Ribeiro, Guilherme S.
Paddock, Christopher D.
Ramos, Eduardo Antonio G.
Favacho, Alexsandra R.M.
Reis, Mitermayer G.
Dasch, Gregory A.
de Lemos, Elba R.S.
Ko, Albert I.
author_facet Silva, Nanci
Eremeeva, Marina E.
Rozental, Tatiana
Ribeiro, Guilherme S.
Paddock, Christopher D.
Ramos, Eduardo Antonio G.
Favacho, Alexsandra R.M.
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description In Brazil, Brazilian spotted fever was once considered the only tick-borne rickettsial disease. We report eschar-associated 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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spelling pubmed-32047632011-11-03 Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil Silva, Nanci Eremeeva, Marina E. Rozental, Tatiana Ribeiro, Guilherme S. Paddock, Christopher D. Ramos, Eduardo Antonio G. Favacho, Alexsandra R.M. Reis, Mitermayer G. Dasch, Gregory A. de Lemos, Elba R.S. Ko, Albert I. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch In Brazil, Brazilian spotted fever was once considered the only tick-borne rickettsial disease. We report eschar-associated 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3204763/ /pubmed/21291605 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1702.100859 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Silva, Nanci
Eremeeva, Marina E.
Rozental, Tatiana
Ribeiro, Guilherme S.
Paddock, Christopher D.
Ramos, Eduardo Antonio G.
Favacho, Alexsandra R.M.
Reis, Mitermayer G.
Dasch, Gregory A.
de Lemos, Elba R.S.
Ko, Albert I.
Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil
title Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil
title_full Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil
title_fullStr Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil
title_short Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil
title_sort eschar-associated spotted fever rickettsiosis, bahia, brazil
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3204763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21291605
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1702.100859
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