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

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 16; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.bjid.2012.07.013

ISSN

1678-4391

Autores

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

Tópico(s)

Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

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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