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Volume 26, Number 9—September 2020
Research Letter

Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Brazilian Amazon

Antonio H.H. Minervino, Marcelo B. Labruna, Salatiel R. Dias, Francisco B. Costa, Thiago F. Martins, Phablo N.S. da Silva, and Álvaro A. Faccini-MartínezComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Federal University of Western Pará, Santarém, Brazil (A.H.H. Minervino, S.R. Dias, P.N.S. da Silva); University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (M.B. Labruna, T.F. Martins); Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil (F.B. Costa); Asociación Colombiana de Infectología, Bogotá, Colombia (Á.A. Faccini-Martínez)

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Study site in which typhus group rickettsiosis was detected in a 37-year-old man, Brazilian Amazon. Red dots indicate sites in STNF in which the patient worked during the day in the 2 weeks before disease onset. During this same period, he spend the night at his house in Porto Trombetas District, where he denied any rat infestation. Insets show location of STNF in Pará state and Brazil. STNF, Saracá-Taquera National Forest.

Figure. Study site in which typhus group rickettsiosis was detected in a 37-year-old man, Brazilian Amazon. Red dots indicate sites in STNF in which the patient worked during the day in the 2 weeks before disease onset. During this same period, he spent the night at his house in Porto Trombetas District, where he denied any rat infestation. Insets show location of STNF in Pará state and Brazil. STNF, Saracá-Taquera National Forest.

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