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Rickettsioses emergentes e reemergentes numa região endêmica do Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: This article describes a serological survey for rickettsiosis in the county of Novo Cruzeiro, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in 1998, testing schoolchildren and dogs. Sera included 331 samples from schoolchildren from an endemic area and 142 samples from schoolchildren from a non-endemic area in the county. All children examined were healthy and had not reported clinical symptoms of Brazilian spotted fever prior to the serological survey. Some 35 children in the endemic area were reactive to Rickettsia rickettsiiby indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) with a titer of 1:64, corresponding to 10.6%. Sera from 73 dogs were tested, showing seroreactivity (IFA 1:64) to Rickettsia rickettsi, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Ehrlichia canisin 3 (4.11%), 11 (15.07%), and 13 (17.81%), respectively. The results in schoolchildren and the presence of canine seroreactivity to Ehrlichiaspecies that are potentially pathogenic to humans suggests the risk of transmission of other Rickettsiaein the study area.

Source: Cadernos de Saúde Pública

DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2002000600013

Authors: Márcio A. M. Galvão, Joel A. Lamounier, Elido Bonomo, Margarete S. Tropia, Eliane G. Rezende, Simone B. Calic, Chequer B. Chamone, Mirtes C. Machado, Márcia E. A. Otoni, Romário C. Leite, Camila Caram, Cláudio L. Mafra, David H. Walker

Institutions: Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Ezequiel Dias Foundation, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Language: Portuguese

Topic: Vector-borne infectious diseases

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2117605397

FWCI: 1.914

Cites: 14

Cited by: 31

Related to: 10