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.
Main Authors: | Marcelo B. Labruna, Orson Kamakura, Jonas Moraes-Filho, Mauricio C. Horta, Richard C. Pacheco |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2009-03-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/3/08-1227_article |
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