Abstract
Clinical illness caused by Rickettsia rickettsii in dogs has been reported solely in the United States. We report 2 natural clinical cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in dogs in Brazil. Each case was confirmed by seroconversion and molecular analysis and resolved after doxycycline therapy.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
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Brazil
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Dog Diseases* / diagnosis
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Dog Diseases* / drug therapy
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Dog Diseases* / microbiology
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Dogs
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Doxycycline / therapeutic use
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Female
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Rickettsia rickettsii / immunology*
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / drug therapy
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / microbiology
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / veterinary*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Doxycycline