Artículos de revistas
Features of Brazilian spotted fever in two different endemic areas in Brazil
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Ticks And Tick-borne Diseases. Elsevier Gmbh, Urban & Fischer Verlag, v. 3, n. 41795, n. 345, n. 347, 2012.
1877-959X
WOS:000314081000017
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.010
Autor
Angerami, RN
Camara, M
Pacola, MR
Rezende, RCM
Duarte, RMR
Nascimento, EMM
Colombo, S
Santos, FCP
Leite, RM
Katz, G
Silva, LJ
Institución
Resumen
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) caused by Rickettsia rickettsii is the most important rickettsiosis and the only reportable tick-borne disease in Brazil. In Brazil, the hard tick Amblyomma cajennense is the most important BSF vector; however, in Sao Paulo State, A. aureolatum was also recognized as a vector species in remaining Atlantic forest areas near the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo city. We analyzed clinical and epidemiological features of BSF cases from two distinct areas where A. cajennense (Area 1) and A. aureolatum (Area 2) are the incriminated vectors. The clinical features demonstrate the same severity pattern of BSF in both endemic areas. Differences in seasonality, patient characteristics (median age and gender), and epidemiological risk factors (animals host contact and vegetation characteristics) were observed and possibly could be attributed to the characteristics of each vector and their typical biological cycle (hosts and environment). (C) 2012 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. 3 41795 345 347