Spotted fever rickettsiosis in Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais State

We report cases of spotted fever rickettsiosis in Coronel Fabriciano Municipality of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The cases occurred in May and June of 2000. During this period there were two deaths among children from an area named Pedreira in a periurban area of this municipality. In a boy who died...

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Main Authors: Galvão Márcio Antônio Moreira, Calic Simone Berger, Chamone Chequer Buffe, Mafra S. Cláudio Lísias, Cesarino Filho Gracco, Olano Juan Pablo, Walker David Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2003-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822003000400008