Galvão, Márcio Antônio MoreiraMafra, Cláudio LísiasChamone, Chequer BuffeCalic, Simone BergerZavala Velazquez, Jorge ErnestoWalker, David Hughes2014-11-122014-11-122004GALVÃO, M. A. M. et al. Clinical and laboratorial evidence of Rickettsia felis infections in Latin America. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Uberaba, v. 37, n. 3, p. 238-240, 2004. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v37n3/20302.pdf>. Acesso em: 03 set. 2014.0037-8682http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/3841After the discovery and initial characterization of Rickettsia felis in 1992 by Azad and cols, and the subsequent first description of a human case of infection in 1994, there have been two communications of human rickettsiosis cases caused by Rickettsia felis in Latin America. The first one was published in 2000 by Zavala-Velazquez and cols in Mexico. In 2001 Raoult and cols described the occurrence of two human cases of Rickettsia felis rickettsiosis in Brazil. In the present discussion these two articles were compared and after the description of the principal signs and symptoms, it was concluded that more studies are needed with descriptions of a greater number of patients to establish the true frequency of the clinical signs and symptoms present in Rickettsia felis rickettsiosis.en-USRickettsia felisRickettsiosesLatin AmericaArtigo publicado em periodicoA Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical permite o depósito das versões pré-print e pós-print de um artigo. Permite remixagem, adaptação e nova criação a partir da obra para fins não comerciais desde que seja atribuído o crédito ao autor (CC BY-NC). Fonte: Diadorim <http://diadorim.ibict.br/handle/1/127>. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2020.http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822004000300009