Eschar-associated spotted fever rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil

In Brazil, Brazilian spotted fever was once considered the only tick-borne rickettsial disease. We report eschar-associated rickettsial disease that occurred after a tick bite. The etiologic agent is most related to Rickettsia parkeri, R. africae, and R. sibirica and probably widely distributed from...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2011-02, Vol.17 (2), p.275-278
Hauptverfasser:	Silva, Nanci, Eremeeva, Marina E, Rozental, Tatiana, Ribeiro, Guilherme S, Paddock, Christopher D, Ramos, Eduardo Antonio G, Favacho, Alexsandra R M, Reis, Mitermayer G, Dasch, Gregory A, de Lemos, Elba R S, Ko, Albert I
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Brazil - epidemiology Care and treatment Demographic aspects Diagnosis Disease transmission Dispatch DNA, Bacterial - analysis DNA, Bacterial - isolation & purification eschar Health aspects Humans Male molecular diagnosis multiple-locus sequence analysis rickettsia Rickettsia - classification Rickettsia - genetics Rickettsia - immunology Rickettsia - isolation & purification Rickettsia Infections - diagnosis Rickettsia Infections - epidemiology Rickettsia Infections - microbiology Rickettsia Infections - pathology Rickettsial diseases Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - diagnosis Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - epidemiology Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - microbiology Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - pathology Sequence Analysis, DNA Skin - microbiology Skin - pathology Spotted fever group rickettsiosis Tick-borne diseases ticks Tongue - microbiology Tongue - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	In Brazil, Brazilian spotted fever was once considered the only tick-borne rickettsial disease. We report eschar-associated rickettsial disease that occurred after a tick bite. The etiologic agent is most related to Rickettsia parkeri, R. africae, and R. sibirica and probably widely distributed from Sao Paulo to Bahia in the Atlantic Forest.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1702.100859