Spotted fever rickettsiosis in Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais State
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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36(4): 479-481, jul.-ago. 2003. mapas, tab
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ABSTRACT
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 with clinical manifestations of Brazilian spotted fever, a necropsy revealed the presence of a spotted fever group Rickettsia. The serological results confirm the difficulty in the differential diagnosis of patients with symptoms of rickettsial diseases
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Main subject:
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
Diretoria Regional de Saúde/BR
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Fundação Ezequiel Dias/BR
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Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto/BR
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Universidade Federal de Viçosa/BR
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World Health Organization/US
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