Brazilian Spotted Fever: A Case Series from an Endemic Area in Southeastern Brazil

:  Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is the most important tick‐borne disease in Brazil and is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and transmitted by the Ixodid tick Amblyomma cajennense, its main vector. We present epidemiologic aspects of a case series of patients admitted to the Hospital das Clínicas da...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2006-10, Vol.1078 (1), p.170-172
Main Authors: ANGERAMI, RODRIGO N., RESENDE, MARIÂNGELA R., FELTRIN, ADRIANA F.C., KATZ, GIZELDA, NASCIMENTO, ELVIRA M., STUCCHI, RAQUEL S.B., SILVA, LUIZ J.
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