Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in a healthy military man during field training in Rio de Janeiro city, southeastern Brazil

Brazilian spotted fever, a zoonotic disease transmitted by ticks, is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. We report a fulminant case of this zoonosis in a healthy 46-year-old military man in the urban region of Rio de Janeiro city, in October, 2021. Ticks and capybaras (Amblyomma sculptum, Hydrochoerus...

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Autores principales: Pacheco-Silva, Ana Beatriz, Martins, Ezequias Batista, López, Angie Jeannine Rios, Detepo, Paula João Tomas, Mamani, Roxana Flores, Japiassú, André Miguel, Lupi, Otilia, Mendes, Tulio Vieira, de Pina-Costa, Anielle, Calvet, Guilherme Amaral, Bressan, Clarisse da Silveira, da Silva, Michele Fernanda Borges, Ogino, Liana Lumi, Assis, Matheus Ribeiro da Silva, Marques, Amanda Meneleu, Dias, Cristina Maria Giordano, Borchert, Juliana Mildward, de Lemos, Elba Regina Sampaio, Brasil, Patrícia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9673133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36383899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202264077

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9673133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36383899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202264077

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