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
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/3/08-1227_article
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spelling doaj-8352f3f6f434497eab76fb50071ff88f2020-11-24T21:32:29ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592009-03-0115345846010.3201/eid1503.081227Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs, BrazilMarcelo B. LabrunaOrson KamakuraJonas Moraes-FilhoMauricio C. HortaRichard C. PachecoClinical 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/3/08-1227_articleRickettsia rickettsiidogsRocky Mountain spotted feverBrazildispatch
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author Marcelo B. Labruna
Orson Kamakura
Jonas Moraes-Filho
Mauricio C. Horta
Richard C. Pacheco
spellingShingle Marcelo B. Labruna
Orson Kamakura
Jonas Moraes-Filho
Mauricio C. Horta
Richard C. Pacheco
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Rickettsia rickettsii
dogs
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Brazil
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author_facet Marcelo B. Labruna
Orson Kamakura
Jonas Moraes-Filho
Mauricio C. Horta
Richard C. Pacheco
author_sort Marcelo B. Labruna
title Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs, Brazil
title_short Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs, Brazil
title_full Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs, Brazil
title_fullStr Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs, Brazil
title_sort rocky mountain spotted fever in dogs, brazil
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2009-03-01
description 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.
topic Rickettsia rickettsii
dogs
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Brazil
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url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/3/08-1227_article
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