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Volume 22, Number 11—November 2016
Letter

Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in the Pampa Biome, Brazil, 2015–2016

Bárbara Weck, Bruno Dall’Agnol, Ugo Souza, Anelise Webster, Barbara Stenzel, Guilherme Klafke, João Ricardo Martins, and José ReckComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinárias Desidério Finamor, Eldorado do Sul, Brazil (B. Weck, B. Dall’Agnol, U. Souza, A. Webster, G. Klafke, J.R. Martins, J. Reck); Centro Estadual de Vigilância em Saúde, Porto Alegre, Brazil (B. Stenzel)

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Setting for investigation of human infection with spotted fever group Rickettsia in the Pampa biome, Brazil, 2015–2016. A) Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, and neighboring countries. Light gray shading indicates the Pampa biome; dark gray shading indicates bodies of water; dotted line indicates Rosário do Sul municipality; black triangle indicates patient’s household. B) Typical view of Pampa vegetation (and area used for hunting by patient). C) Patient’s home. D) The patient and 1 of her dogs i

Figure. Setting for investigation of human infection with spotted fever group Rickettsia in the Pampa biome, Brazil, 2015–2016. A) Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, and neighboring countries. Light gray shading indicates the Pampa biome; dark gray shading indicates bodies of water; dotted line indicates Rosário do Sul municipality; black triangle indicates patient’s household. B) Typical view of Pampa vegetation (and area used for hunting by patient). C) Patient’s home. D) The patient and 1 of her dogs in the patient’s backyard.

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