Revista: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo |
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Número de sistema: | 000547893 |
ISSN: | 0036-4665 |
Autores: | Pacheco Silva, Ana Beatriz1 Martins, Ezequias Batista1 López, Angie Jeannine Rios1 Detepo, Paula João Tomas1 Mamani, Roxana Flores1 Japiassú, André Miguel1 Lupi, Otilia1 Mendes, Tulio Vieira1 Pina Costa, Anielle de1 Calvet, Guilherme Amaral1 Bressan, Clarisse da Silveira1 Silva, Michele Fernanda Borges da1 Ogino, Liana Lumi2 Assis, Matheus Ribeiro da Silva2 Marques, Amanda Meneleu3 Dias, Cristina Maria Giordano4 Borchert, Juliana Mildward5 Lemos, Elba Regina Sampaio de2 Brasil, Patrícia1 |
Instituciones: | 1Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 2Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 3Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 4Secretaria Estadual de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 5Polícia Militar do Rio de Janeiro, Direção Geral de Saúde, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil |
Año: | 2022 |
Volumen: | 64 |
País: | Brasil |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Resumen en inglés | Brazilian spotted fever, a zoonotic disease transmitted by ticks, is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. We report a fulminant case of this zoonosis in a healthy 46-year-old military man in the urban region of Rio de Janeiro city, in October, 2021. Ticks and capybaras (Amblyomma sculptum, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, respectively) were identified in the military fields, pointing to the participation of this large synanthropic rodent, recognized as an efficient amplifier host of Rickettsia rickettsii in Brazil. As the military population is considered a risk group for spotted fever, it is necessary to alert health professionals to the importance of the early detection of the disease and its adequate management, mainly in populations that are particularly at risk of exposure to ticks, in order to avoid fatal outcomes. |
Keyword: | Spotted fever, Rickettsia infection, Vector-borne, Capybaras, Rio de Janeiro city |
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