2012•Journal of Travel MedicineRequires access
Molecular Characterization of Mediterranean Spotted Fever Rickettsia Isolated From a European Traveler in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
Flávia S. Gehrke, Rodrigo Nogueira Angerami, Mauro Toledo Marrelli, Eliana Rodrigues de Souza, Elvira Maria Mendes do Nascimento, Sílvia Colombo, Luiz J. da Silva, Teresinha Tizu Sato Schumaker
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Abstract
Rickettsial spotted fever is common in southeastern Brazil. Differential diagnosis of pathogens can be performed with proper laboratory methods. A traveler arriving from Portugal developed a fatal febrile hemorrhagic syndrome diagnosed as spotted fever rickettsiosis. We isolated the agent, which was identified as Rickettsia conorii conorii by sequencing rickettsial genes.