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Emerg Infect Dis
; 25(12): 2322-2323, 2019 12.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31742533
RESUMO
In São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil, Amblyomma aureolatum ticks are the main vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Brazilian spotted fever. In 2013, a boy in São Paulo died of Brazilian spotted fever associated with household dogs and A. aureolatum ticks. Prompt recognition and treatment of this illness might prevent deaths.
