[Epidemiological study of Lyme disease in Brazil]. / Estudo epidemiológico da doença de Lyme no Brasil.
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo
; 47(2): 71-5, 1992.
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em Pt
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| ID: mdl-1340016
Lyme disease is a tick-born infection first reported in United States of America in 1977 by Allen C. Steere. It occurred in the state of Connecticut; other cases have been discovered in others states of USA and also in other countries (Canada, Soviet Union, Japan, China, Australia). This disease has not been reported in South America yet. In order to investigate this disease in Brasil, a multi-disciplinary group including microbiologists, entomologists and clinicians was created at the University of São Paulo. The aim of this report is to describe the elaboration of this research in our center and also to present the preliminary results.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vetores Aracnídeos
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Carrapatos
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Doença de Lyme
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Grupo Borrelia Burgdorferi
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil