Perfil Epidemiológico da Febre Maculosa no Brasil

Ferreira, Laura Fernandes; Santos, Nathália Paula Franco; Silveira, Ana Luiza Cunha; Pena, Isabella Camin; Reis, Juliana Ribeiro Gouveia; Amâncio, Natália de Fátima Gonçalves

doi:10.5935/2238-3182.20210030

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“…The vertebrate animals commonly associated with the transmission cycle of R. rickettsii are dogs, horses, domestic birds, and some rodents 12 , 13 . Capybaras, the largest living rodent in the world, contribute strongly to the risk of BSF by feeding ticks and acting as an amplifying host of R. rickettsii .…”

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Fatal Brazilian spotted fever in a healthy military man during field training in Rio de Janeiro city, southeastern Brazil

Pacheco-Silva

Martins

López

et al. 2022

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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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.

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