TY - JOUR
T1 - Rickettsioses emergentes e reemergentes numa região endêmica do Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
AU - Galvão, Márcio A.M.
AU - Lamounier, Joel A.
AU - Bonomo, Elido
AU - Tropia, Margarete S.
AU - Rezende, Eliane G.
AU - Calic, Simone B.
AU - Chamone, Chequer B.
AU - Machado, Mirtes C.
AU - Otoni, Márcia E.A.
AU - Leite, Romário C.
AU - Caram, Camila
AU - Mafra, Cláudio L.
AU - Walker, David H.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - This article describes a serological survey for rickettsiosis in the county of Novo Cruzeiro, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in 1998, testing schoolchildren and dogs. Sera included 331 samples from schoolchildren from an endemic area and 142 samples from schoolchildren from a non-endemic area in the county. All children examined were healthy and had not reported clinical symptoms of Brazilian spotted fever prior to the serological survey. Some 35 children in the endemic area were reactive to Rickettsia rickettsiiby indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) with a titer of 1:64, corresponding to 10.6%. Sera from 73 dogs were tested, showing seroreactivity (IFA 1:64) to Rickettsia rickettsi, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Ehrlichia canisin 3 (4.11%), 11 (15.07%), and 13 (17.81%), respectively. The results in schoolchildren and the presence of canine seroreactivity to Ehrlichiaspecies that are potentially pathogenic to humans suggests the risk of transmission of other Rickettsiaein the study area.
AB - This article describes a serological survey for rickettsiosis in the county of Novo Cruzeiro, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in 1998, testing schoolchildren and dogs. Sera included 331 samples from schoolchildren from an endemic area and 142 samples from schoolchildren from a non-endemic area in the county. All children examined were healthy and had not reported clinical symptoms of Brazilian spotted fever prior to the serological survey. Some 35 children in the endemic area were reactive to Rickettsia rickettsiiby indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) with a titer of 1:64, corresponding to 10.6%. Sera from 73 dogs were tested, showing seroreactivity (IFA 1:64) to Rickettsia rickettsi, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Ehrlichia canisin 3 (4.11%), 11 (15.07%), and 13 (17.81%), respectively. The results in schoolchildren and the presence of canine seroreactivity to Ehrlichiaspecies that are potentially pathogenic to humans suggests the risk of transmission of other Rickettsiaein the study area.
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U2 - 10.1590/s0102-311x2002000600013
DO - 10.1590/s0102-311x2002000600013
M3 - Article
C2 - 12488886
AN - SCOPUS:1842868604
SN - 0102-311X
VL - 18
SP - 1593
EP - 1597
JO - Cadernos de saúde pública / Ministério da Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
JF - Cadernos de saúde pública / Ministério da Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
IS - 6
ER -