| brazilian spotted fever in espirito santo, brazil: description of a focus of infection in a new endemic region. | although brazilian spotted fever is known to occur in several adjacent states, infection with spotted fever group (sfg) rickettsiae has not previously been documented in the brazilian state of espirito santo. we report a cluster of two proven and four suspected cases of brazilian spotted fever in a small valley near colatina, espirito santo. four patients died without confirmatory serologic or pathologic studies. the two surviving patients had serologic and/or pathologic evidence of infection wi ... | 1993 | 8357085 |
| survey for tick-borne zoonoses in the state of espirito santo, southeastern brazil. | blood samples collected from 201 humans, 92 dogs, and 27 horses in the state of espirito santo, brazil, were tested by polymerase chain reaction, indirect immunofluorescence assays, and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for tick-borne diseases (rickettsiosis, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, borreliosis, babesiosis). our results indicated that the surveyed counties are endemic for spotted fever group rickettsiosis because sera from 70 (34.8%) humans, 7 (7.6%) dogs, and 7 (25.9%) horses were ... | 2010 | 20595502 |