Lyme disease in the state of Tocantins, Brazil: report of the first cases

AUTOR(ES)

Carranza-Tamayo, César Omar, Costa, José Nilton Gomes da, Bastos, Whisllay Maciel

FONTE

Braz J Infect Dis

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2012-12

RESUMO

Lyme disease is an underdiagnosed zoonosis in Brazil. There are no cases registered in the state of Tocantins, the newest Brazilian state. The cases of three patients in contact with rural areas in three Tocantins' districts are herein described, and the Brazilian literature is reviewed.

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