Eschar-associated Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis, Bahia, Brazil

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Authors

Nanci Silva · Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública

Marina E. Eremeeva · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Tatiana Rozental · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guilherme S. Ribeiro · Universidade Federal da Bahia

Christopher D. Paddock · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Eduardo Antônio Gonçalves Ramos · Universidade Federal da Bahia

Alexsandra Rodrigues de Mendonça Favacho

Abstract

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.

Topics & Keywords

Vector-borne infectious diseases Mosquito-borne diseases and control Viral Infections and Vectors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 17, Issue 2, pp. 275-278

DOI: 10.3201/eid1702.100859

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