Old and new human rickettsiosis in Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

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The authors describe cases of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) diagnosed in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, by the Minas Gerais Public Health Laboratory, Ezequiel Dias Foundation from 1995 to 2004. In addition they present three cases of human Rickettsia felis rickettsiosis from Minas Gerais diagnosed in France in 1999, and the first two suspected cases of human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) diagnosed in Ezequiel Dias Foundation in 2001. In both cases a differential diagnose was made with BSF.

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Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, Brazilian spotted fever

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CARLIC, S. B. et al. Old and new human rickettsiosis in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, New York, v. 1063, p. 356-357, 2005. Disponível em: <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1196/annals.1355.059/abstract>. Acesso em: 29 jan. 2017.

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