Fatal Brazilian Spotted Fever Associated with Dogs and Amblyomma aureolatum Ticks, Brazil, 2013

Fatal Brazilian Spotted Fever Associated with Dogs and Amblyomma aureolatum Ticks, Brazil, 2013

In São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil, Amblyomma aureolatum ticks are the main vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Brazilian spotted fever. In 2013, a boy in São Paulo died of Brazilian spotted fever associated with household dogs and A. aureolatum ticks. Prompt recognition and treatment...

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Main Authors: Elisa S.M.M. Savani, Francisco B. Costa, Elisabete A. Silva, Ana C.F. Couto, Melanie Gutjahr, Juliana N.M.O. Alves, Fabiana C.P. Santos, Marcelo B. Labruna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
spotted fever
Brazilian spotted fever
Rickettsia rickettsii
Amblyomma aureolatum
tick
vector-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/12/19-1146_article

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