Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs, Brazil

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs, Brazil

Clinical illness caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in dogs has been reported solely in the United States. We report 2 natural clinical cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in dogs in Brazil. Each case was confirmed by seroconversion and molecular analysis and resolved after doxycycline therapy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marcelo B. Labruna, Orson Kamakura, Jonas Moraes-Filho, Mauricio C. Horta, Richard C. Pacheco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia rickettsii
dogs
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Brazil
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/3/08-1227_article
Description
Summary:Clinical illness caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in dogs has been reported solely in the United States. We report 2 natural clinical cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in dogs in Brazil. Each case was confirmed by seroconversion and molecular analysis and resolved after doxycycline therapy.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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