Fatal Brazilian Spotted Fever Associated with Dogs and Amblyomma aureolatum Ticks, Brazil, 2013.

Autor: Savani ESMM, Costa FB, Silva EA, Couto ACF, Gutjahr M, Alves JNMO, Santos FCP, Labruna MB
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2019 Dec; Vol. 25 (12), pp. 2322-2323.
DOI: 10.3201/eid2512.191146
Abstrakt: In São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil, Amblyomma aureolatum ticks are the main vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Brazilian spotted fever. In 2013, a boy in São Paulo died of Brazilian spotted fever associated with household dogs and A. aureolatum ticks. Prompt recognition and treatment of this illness might prevent deaths.
Databáze: MEDLINE