Rickettsial diseases in Brazil and Portugal : occurrence, distribution and diagnosis.
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2005
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The present study is an update review on the occurrence and diagnosis of rickettsial
diseases in Brazil and Portugal, aiming at promoting their epidemiological surveillance
in both countries. A literature review was carried out and unpublished data of laboratories
and surveillance systems were presented. The results described the occurrence of
rickettsial diseases and infections in Brazil and Portugal, including other new and still
poorly understood rickettsial infections. Current diagnostic methods were discussed.
As in many other countries, rickettsial diseases and infections seem to be an emerging
public health problem. Treated as a minor problem for many decades, the interest in
these infections has increased in both countries but further studies are needed to
establish their role as a public health problem.
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Boutonneuse fever, Tick-borne diseases, Rickettsia infections, Epidemiology
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GALVÃO, M. A. M. et al. Rickettsial diseases in Brazil and Portugal: occurrence, distribution and diagnosis. Revista de Saúde Pública, São Paulo, v. 39, n.5, p. 850-856, 2005. Disponível em: <http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/rsp/v39n5/en_26309.pdf>. Acesso em: 21 out. 2015.