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Nota informativa N. 6/2023 - SES/GEVEDT: orientações sobre solicitação, avaliação e distribuição do medicamento doxiciclina 100 mg comprimido solúvel para os casos suspeitos de febre maculosa
Information note N. 6/2023 - SES/GEVEDT: guidance on requesting, evaluating and distributing the drug doxycycline 100 mg soluble tablet for suspected cases of spotted fever

Nota informativa com orientações sobre solicitação, avaliação e distribuição do medicamento doxiciclina para os casos suspeitos de febre maculosa no Estado de Goiás...

Alerta epidemiológico: alerta acerca do registro de casos de febre maculosa no Estado de São Paulo
Epidemiological alert: alert about the record of cases of spotted fever in the State of São Paulo

Alerta emitido pela Coordenação de Zoonoses da Gerência de Vigilância Epidemiológica de Doenças Transmissíveis (GVEDT) e o Centro de Informações Estratégicas e Resposta em Vigilância (CIEVS Goiás) da Gerência de Emergências em Saúde Pública (GESP) da Superintendência de Vigilância em Sa...

Características clínicas de los pacientes con fiebre manchada de las Montañas Rocosas, infección por dengue y chikungunya

Gac. méd. Méx; 157 (1), 2021
Resumen Introducción: La distinción clínica entre infecciones arbovirales y las provocadas por rickettsias es crucial para iniciar el tratamiento médico apropiado. Objetivo: Comparar las diferencias entre fiebre manchada de las Montañas Rocosas (FMMR) y otras enfermedades transmitidas por vector (...

Serological evidence of Rickettsia in horses from a semi-arid Brazilian region

Abstract Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a common tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. Horses are the primary hosts of the main vector, Amblyomma sculptum, and are considered efficient sentinels for circulation of Rickettsia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to detect antibodies react...

Rickettsial infection in equids, opossums and ticks in the municipality of Monte Mor, state of São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate rickettsial infection in equids, opossums and ticks in the municipality of Monte Mor, a place where a Brazilian spotted fever case occurred in 2005. In addition, characteristics possibly associated with seropositivity in horses were analyzed. Serum sample...

Respecto a un caso de rickettsia rickettsii en Costa Rica

Med. leg. Costa Rica; 36 (1), 2019
Resumen Las rickettsiosis representan una zoonosis de etiología bacteriana intracelular, las cuales son transmitidas por vectores como artrópodos a la piel y luego a las células endoteliales microvasculares. La Fiebre de las Montañas Rocosas (FMMR) causada por Rickettsiarickettsiies la más grave, y ...

Sociocultural descriptions of febrile syndromes in rural areas of Urabá, Colombia: An exploration of "tick fever"

Physis (Rio J.); 29 (3), 2019
Abstract Introduction: In 2006 and 2008 there were two lethal outbreaks of rickettsioses in the rural areas of Urabá, characterized by the lack of immediate diagnosis and antibiotic treatment. Objective: Describe sociocultural aspects about knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to febrile sy...

Circulation of spotted fever group rickettsiae among dogs seropositive for Leishmania spp. in an urban area of Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Dogs play an epidemiological role in several vector-borne diseases that affect human and animal health worldwide. We aimed to identify rickettsial circulation among dogs with canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) from a region endemic for both diseases. METHODS: CVL-seropositive ...

Brazilian spotted fever serological survey among equids at the Guarapiranga Dam area in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

In the Guarapiranga dam region located in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, human cases have been reported of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF), a tick-borne disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. In this area, R. rickettsii is known to be transmitted to humans by Amblyomma aureolatum, a t...