Abstract
In São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil, Amblyomma aureolatum ticks are the main vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Brazilian spotted fever. In 2013, a boy in São Paulo died of Brazilian spotted fever associated with household dogs and A. aureolatum ticks. Prompt recognition and treatment of this illness might prevent deaths.
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Savani, E. S. M. M., Costa, F. B., Silva, E. A., Couto, A. C. F., Gutjahr, M., Alves, J. N. M. O., … Labruna, M. B. (2019). Fatal brazilian spotted fever associated with dogs and amblyomma aureolatum ticks, Brazil, 2013. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 25(12), 2322–2323. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.191146
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