Occurrence of rickettsiosis of the group Rickettsia rickettsii

• Autor(a) principal: Mancini, Dalva A. Portari
• Data de Publicação: 1983
• Outros Autores: Nascimento, Elvira M. Mendes, Tavares, Valéria Rosa, Soares, Murillo Adelino
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/23197
• topic: Riquetsioses; Rickettsia rickettsii; Febre maculosa^i1^socorrên; Rickettsial infections; Rickettsia rickettsii; Rocky mountain spotted fever^i2^soccurre

A search of the literature to update the available information on the occurrence of rickettsiosis caused by the Rickettsia rickettsii group was made. It was verified that the incidence of spotted fever has had an increase in the U.S.A. and Europe since 1970. In Brazil, a presumptive case was reported in the State of Bahia, in 1979. Regarding the prevention, control and treatment of this disease, importance is given to data related to individuals exposed to tick bites, report of new cases, ecological factors, more specific laboratorial procedures for the identification of the etiological agent, and a more efficient antibiotic therapy. Vaccination is still regarded as the most adequate means for the prevention of the disease, and should be aimed at groups of individuals at high risk. In Brazil, there is a lack of more precise information on the occurrence of R. rickettsii.