Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adult DNA, Bacterial Humans Male Rickettsia Rickettsia Infections Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Sequence Analysis, DNA Skin Tongue
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(2):275-278.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9367d08bde7725484ba51d0ff922f81fc83d98f319b717294a2faa5897647999
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18378/cdc_18378_DS1.pdf
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