Rocky Mountain spotted fever in an endemic area in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Only one species of spotted fever-group rickettsiae that is pathogenic for humans has been isolated in Brazil, where few physicians are familiar with this disease. In order to obtain information on tick-borne rickettsiosis, a study was performed in the County of Santa Cruz do Escalvado, State of Min...
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1994-12-01
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| author | Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos Raimundo Diogo Machado José Rodrigues Coura |
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| description | Only one species of spotted fever-group rickettsiae that is pathogenic for humans has been isolated in Brazil, where few physicians are familiar with this disease. In order to obtain information on tick-borne rickettsiosis, a study was performed in the County of Santa Cruz do Escalvado, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where a fatal clinical case confirmed by specific immunofluorescence had been reported. Serum samples obtained from 679 humans and 96 dogs were tested by indirect immunofluorescence for detectable antibodies to spotted fever-group rickettsiae, the criterion for a positive result being a titer > or = 1:64. Seropositivity was detected in 7.14 of the humans sera examined and 13.68 of the dogs. We discuss the significance of these findings and formulate some questions, emphasizing the need for further investigation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ad445f4094b48c19d856820e51c7baf2023-09-03T07:25:05ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80601994-12-0189449750110.1590/S0074-02761994000400001Rocky Mountain spotted fever in an endemic area in Minas Gerais, BrazilElba Regina Sampaio de LemosRaimundo Diogo MachadoJosé Rodrigues CouraOnly one species of spotted fever-group rickettsiae that is pathogenic for humans has been isolated in Brazil, where few physicians are familiar with this disease. In order to obtain information on tick-borne rickettsiosis, a study was performed in the County of Santa Cruz do Escalvado, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where a fatal clinical case confirmed by specific immunofluorescence had been reported. Serum samples obtained from 679 humans and 96 dogs were tested by indirect immunofluorescence for detectable antibodies to spotted fever-group rickettsiae, the criterion for a positive result being a titer > or = 1:64. Seropositivity was detected in 7.14 of the humans sera examined and 13.68 of the dogs. We discuss the significance of these findings and formulate some questions, emphasizing the need for further investigation.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761994000400001spotted feverBrazilhumansdogs |
| spellingShingle | Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos Raimundo Diogo Machado José Rodrigues Coura Rocky Mountain spotted fever in an endemic area in Minas Gerais, Brazil Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz spotted fever Brazil humans dogs |
| title | Rocky Mountain spotted fever in an endemic area in Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_full | Rocky Mountain spotted fever in an endemic area in Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Rocky Mountain spotted fever in an endemic area in Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rocky Mountain spotted fever in an endemic area in Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_short | Rocky Mountain spotted fever in an endemic area in Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_sort | rocky mountain spotted fever in an endemic area in minas gerais brazil |
| topic | spotted fever Brazil humans dogs |
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