Rickettsial Infections Causing Acute Febrile Illness in Urban Slums, Brazil

John B. Fournier; Lucas S. Blanton; Nivison Nery; Elsio A. Wunder; Federico Costa; Mitermayer G. Reis; Guilherme S. Ribeiro; David H. Walker; Albert I. Ko

doi:10.3201/eid2810.220497

Rickettsial Infections Causing Acute Febrile Illness in Urban Slums, Brazil

John B. Fournier, Lucas S. Blanton, Nivison Nery, Elsio A. Wunder, Federico Costa, Mitermayer G. Reis, Guilherme S. Ribeiro, David H. Walker, Albert I. Ko

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We conducted enhanced acute febrile illness surveillance in an urban slum community in Salvador, Brazil. We found that rickettsial infection accounted for 3.5% of urgent care visits for acute fever. Our results suggest that rickettsiae might be an underrecognized, treatable cause of acute febrile illness in impoverished urban populations in Brazil.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2132-2134
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	28
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2810.220497
State	Published - Oct 2022

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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