Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs, Brazil
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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18/04/2012
18/04/2012
2009
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Resumo |
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. Instituto Dog Bakery de Medicina Animal, Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP), CNPq-Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico. |
Identificador |
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, v.15, n.3, p.458-460, 2009 1080-6040 http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/15395 10.3201/eid1503.081227 |
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eng |
Publicador |
CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL |
Relação |
Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Direitos |
openAccess Copyright CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL |
Palavras-Chave | #SAO-PAULO #RICKETTSIA-RICKETTSII #ENDEMIC AREA #INFECTION #STATE #TICKS #PREVALENCE #OWNER #Immunology #Infectious Diseases |
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