Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Brazilian Amazon
oleh: Antonio H.H. Minervino, Marcelo B. Labruna, Salatiel R. Dias, Francisco B. Costa, Thiago F. Martins, Phablo N.S. da Silva, Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Rickettsia rickettsii infection is the only rickettsiosis included in the list of reportable diseases in Brazil, where typhus group rickettsioses, mainly murine typhus, have been underreported. We report a case of typhus group rickettsiosis with unique ecologic particularities in a patient from the Brazilian Amazon, where, to our knowledge, rickettsioses have not been reported.