Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Brazilian Amazon

Rickettsia rickettsii infection is the only rickettsiosis included in the list of reportable diseases in Brazil, where typhus group rickettsioses, mainly murine typhus, have been underreported. We report a case of typhus group rickettsiosis with unique ecologic particularities in a patient from the...

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Main Authors: Antonio H.H. Minervino, Marcelo B. Labruna, Salatiel R. Dias, Francisco B. Costa, Thiago F. Martins, Phablo N.S. da Silva, Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-1305_article