Rocky Mountain spotted fever in dogs, Brazil

Clinical illness caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in dogs has been reported solely in the United States. We report 2 natural clinical cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in dogs in Brazil. Each case was confirmed by seroconversion and molecular analysis and resolved after doxycycline therapy.

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 458 - 460
Main Authors Labruna, Marcelo B, Kamakura, Orson, Moraes-Filho, Jonas, Horta, Mauricio C, Pacheco, Richard C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.03.2009
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Brazil
Dispatch
Dog Diseases - diagnosis
Dog Diseases - drug therapy
Dog Diseases - microbiology
Dogs
Doxycycline - therapeutic use
Female
Health aspects
Infection
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Rickettsia rickettsii
Rickettsia rickettsii - immunology
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - drug therapy
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - microbiology
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - veterinary
Brazil
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Summary:Clinical illness caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in dogs has been reported solely in the United States. We report 2 natural clinical cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in dogs in Brazil. Each case was confirmed by seroconversion and molecular analysis and resolved after doxycycline therapy.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1503.081227