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Rev. argent. microbiol ; 51(4): 339-344, dic. 2019. graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1057398

ABSTRACT

Resumen Las rickettsiosis son enfermedades zoonóticas transmitidas por artrópodos vectores, que en Argentina presentan 2 escenarios epidemiológicos diferenciados. Uno, en las yungas de Salta y Jujuy, involucra vectores pertenecientes al «complejo Amblyomma cajennense¼ (A. sculptum y A. toneliae) y a Rickettsia rickettsii como agente etiológico. En este escenario la forma clínica de la enfermedad se conoce como fiebre manchada (FM) y se presenta con manifestaciones cutáneas y sistémicas graves. El otro escenario incluye 2 zonas: una la del Delta del Río Paraná y Bahía de Samborombón, donde Amblyomma triste actúa como vector; otra, las provincias de Córdoba, La Rioja, San Luis y La Pampa, donde el vector es Amblyomma tigrinum. En este segundo escenario Rickettsia parkeri es el agente causal, y la FM se manifiesta con un cuadro benigno y autolimitado. En este trabajo describimos un caso fatal de FM por R. rickettsii en El Tunal, Salta, y el primer caso de FM por R. parkeri en San Juan.


Abstract Rickettsioses are zoonotic tick-borne diseases. In Argentina, there are two epidemiological scenarios: jungle of Salta and Jujuy, involving vectors from the "Amblyomma cajennense Complex" (A. sculptum, and A. toneliae) and Rickettsia rickettsii as the main etiological agent; and the second scene to Delta del Rio Paraná and Samborombón Bay, where Amblyomma triste acts as a vector; and the provinces of Córdoba, La Rioja, San Luis and La Pampa where Amblyomma tigrinum is the vector. In this second scenario, Rickettsia parkeri is the causal agent. The spotted fever (SF) due to R. rickettsii is responsible for a severe cutaneous and systemic disease. Contrarily, R. parkeri produces benign and self-limited clinical manifestation. Here we describe a fatal SF case by R. rickettsii, in El Tunal, Salta and the first SF case due to R. parkeri in San Juan.


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Middle Aged , Rickettsia rickettsii/pathogenicity , Rickettsia Infections/diagnosis , Tick-Borne Diseases/therapy , Skin Manifestations , Zoonoses/epidemiology
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 103(7): 696-701, Nov. 2008. graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS, SES-SP | ID: lil-498380

ABSTRACT

The bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii is the etiological agent of an acute, severe disease called Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the United States or Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) in Brazil. In addition to these two countries, the disease has also been reported to affect humans in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Argentina. Like humans, dogs are also susceptible to R. rickettsii infection. However, despite the wide distribution of R. rickettsii in the Western Hemisphere, reports of R. rickettsii-induced illness in dogs has been restricted to the United States. The present study evaluated the pathogenicity for dogs of a South American strain of R. rickettsii. Three groups of dogs were evaluated: group 1 (G1) was inoculated ip with R. rickettsii; group 2 (G2) was infested by R. rickettsii-infected ticks; and the control group (G3) was infested by uninfected ticks. During the study, no clinical abnormalities, Rickettsia DNA or R. rickettsii-reactive antibodies were detected in G3. In contrast, all G1 and G2 dogs developed signs of rickettsial infection, i.e., fever, lethargy, anorexia, ocular lesions, thrombocytopenia, anemia and detectable levels of Rickettsia DNA and R. rickettsii-reactive antibodies in their blood. Rickettsemia started 3-8 days after inoculation or tick infestation and lasted for 3-13 days. Our results indicate that a Brazilian strain of R. rickettsii is pathogenic for dogs, suggesting that canine clinical illness due to R. rickettsii has been unreported in Brazil and possibly in the other South American countries where BSF has been reported among humans.


Subject(s)
Animals , Dogs , Female , DNA, Bacterial/blood , Dog Diseases/microbiology , Rickettsia rickettsii/pathogenicity , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/veterinary , Ticks/microbiology , Disease Models, Animal , Dog Diseases/transmission , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/microbiology , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/transmission
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Rev. mex. pediatr ; 53(4): 133-4, 137, 141-4, jul.-ago. 1986. tab, ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-39740

ABSTRACT

La fiebre manchada de América es un padecimiento sistémico causado por Rickettsia rickettsii, caracterizado por escalofríos, fiebre, cefalea y exantema maculopapular, frecuentemente petequial, que aparece al cuarto día en la porción distal de las extremidades, principalmente en muñecas y tobillos. La enfermedad es autolimitada en niños y con duracíon de dos a tres semanas; ocasionalmente puede ser grave, con síntomas neurológicos, cardiovasculares y esplenomegalia. El diagnóstico de laboratorio utiliza las pruebas de Weil- Felix, fijación del complemento e inmunoflorescencia. El cloramfenicol en los niños es el tratamiento de elección. Los roedores silvestres y los perros son los reservorios naturales de la infección, transmitida por la picaduras de las garrapatas ixódidas durs, principalmente Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Dermacentor y Amblyomma sp. La enfermedad ha sido descrita en Canadá, los Estados Unidos, México, Centro y Sudamérica; la garrapata canina es la responsable de transmitir muchas infecciones infantiles, sobre en todo en primavera y verano las estaciones de incidencia máxima en localidades endémicas


Subject(s)
Child, Preschool , Child , Humans , Male , Rickettsia rickettsii/pathogenicity , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/diagnosis , Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever/drug therapy , Chloramphenicol/therapeutic use
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