Seropositivity for Rickettsia spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in the human population of Mato Grosso, Central-Western Brazil

Seropositivity for Rickettsia spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in the human population of Mato Grosso, Central-Western Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION The epidemiology of Rickettsia and Ehrlichia species infection is underestimated in Mato Grosso State. METHODS: Serum samples obtained during a Dengue outbreak in 2011-2012 were tested via indirect immunofluorescence and/or ELISA. RESULTS: Samples from 19/506 (3.8%) patient...

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Main Authors: Maria Cristina Fuzari Bezerra, Andréia Lima Tomé Melo, Isis Indaiara Gonçalves Granjeiro Taques, Daniel Moura de Aguiar, Richard Campos Pacheco, Renata Dezengrini Slhessarenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Rickettsiosis
Ehrlichiosis
Immunofluorescence assay
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