Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs, Brazil
oleh: Marcelo B. Labruna, Orson Kamakura, Jonas Moraes-Filho, Mauricio C. Horta, Richard C. Pacheco
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Clinical illness caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in dogs has been reported solely in the United States. We report 2 natural clinical cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in dogs in Brazil. Each case was confirmed by seroconversion and molecular analysis and resolved after doxycycline therapy.