Rocky Mountain spotted fever in an endemic area in Minas Gerais, Brazil

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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Main Authors: Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos, Raimundo Diogo Machado, José Rodrigues Coura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1994-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
spotted fever
Brazil
humans
dogs
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761994000400001

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