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27 de jun. de 2024 · In Brazil, Amblyomma cajennense is considered the most important vector for Rickettsia rickettsii, the causal agent for Brazilian spotted fever. This tick species is widely distributed in Brazil and is frequently found infesting human beings.
Há 2 dias · Rocky Mountain or Brazilian spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, is a fulminant, seasonal, and neglected disease that occurs in focal points of North America and South America. Its rapid detection is essential for the better prognosis and survival rate of infected individuals. However, disease diagnosis still faces challenges as the accuracy of many of the available laboratory tests ...
12 de jun. de 2024 · Introdução. O grupo das febres maculosas compreende várias zoonoses causadas por microorganismos do grupo das riquétsias. No Brasil, a espécie mais importante é a Rickettsia ricketsii, que causa a chamada febre maculosa brasileira (FMB). Nos EUA, ela causa a febre maculosa das montanhas rochosas (FMMR).
14 de jun. de 2024 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a potentially fatal tick-borne disease thought to be confined to specific climates and geographic locations, is expanding its reach due to climate change.
18 de jun. de 2024 · Due to an epidemic of fatal Rocky Mountain spotted fever in northern Mexico, surveillance and research programs have increased over the last several decades, although pathogenic rickettsial species have mainly been studied in humans and dogs (Sánchez-Montes et al. 2021), leaving aspects of the ecology of these pathogens, such as the ...
Há 5 dias · When to Consider Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in the Differential. A new study in Emerging Infections Diseases describes 5 children who had Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and manifested clinical symptoms similar to multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) in Mexico.
16 de jun. de 2024 · Rickettsiae were named after the English pathologist Howard Taylor Ricketts, who, among other things, described Rocky Mountains spotted fever. He was able to detect its pathogen in the blood of infected people.
