Clusters of Brazilian spotted fever in São Paulo State, southeastern Brazil. A review of official reports and the scientific literature

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 202-204

  Nogueira Angerami, R ^a,d   Nunes, E M ^b   Mendes Nascimento, E M ^c   Ribas Freitas, A ^d   Kemp, B ^d   Feltrin, A F C ^e   Pacola, M R ^c   Perecin, G E C ^c   Sinkoc, V ^a   Ribeiro Resende, M ^a   Katz, G ^b   Jacintho da Silva, L ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Centro de Vigilância Epidemiológica Prof Alexandre Vranjac   (Brazil)

^c Secretaria de Estado da Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^d SMS/Campinas ^*  (Brazil)

^e Centro de Controle de Doencas   (Brazil)

^f NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BRAZILIAN SPOTTED FEVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYNDROME; VEGETATION;

EID: 73049097867     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02637.x     Document Type: Article

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