Spotted fever rickettsiosis in Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais State

We report cases of spotted fever rickettsiosis in Coronel Fabriciano Municipality of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The cases occurred in May and June of 2000. During this period there were two deaths among children from an area named Pedreira in a periurban area of this municipality. In a boy who died...

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Authors: Galvão, Márcio Antônio Moreira, Calic, Simone Berger, Chamone, Chequer Buffe, Mafra S., Cláudio Lísias, Cesarino Filho, Gracco, Olano, Juan Pablo, Walker, David Hughes
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2003
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
Repository:LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:locus.ufv.br:123456789/22959
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822003000400008
http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/22959
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Rickettsiosis
Brazilian spotted fever
Rickettsia rickettsii
Rickettsia typhi
Rickettsia felis
Rickettsiose
Febre Maculosa
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Summary:We report cases of spotted fever rickettsiosis in Coronel Fabriciano Municipality of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The cases occurred in May and June of 2000. During this period there were two deaths among children from an area named Pedreira in a periurban area of this municipality. In a boy who died with clinical manifestations of Brazilian spotted fever, a necropsy revealed the presence of a spotted fever group Rickettsia. The serological results confirm the difficulty in the differential diagnosis of patients with symptoms of rickettsial diseases.

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