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Volume 32, Number 9—September 2026
Research Letter
Outbreak of Brazilian Spotted Fever, Southeastern Brazil, 2018
Jardel Brasil
, Rodrigo N. Angerami, and Maria R. Donalisio
, Rodrigo N. Angerami, and Maria R. Donalisio
Table
Patient demographics and outcomes during a Brazilian spotted fever outbreak, Americana, Brazil, 2018*
| Age, y/sex | Race or skin color |
Onset of symptoms | No. medical consultations before diagnosis | Hospitalization date | Treatment start date† | Clinical outcome | Date of outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45/M | White | Apr 26 | 2 | May 7 | May 7 | Cure | May 21 |
| 23/M | White | Apr 29 | 2 | May 3 | May 3 | Death | May 4 |
| 53/M | White | Apr 29 | 4 | May 4 | May 5 | Death | May 5 |
| 7/F | White | Apr 30 | 3 | May 4 | May 4 | Death | May 4 |
| 51/M | Brown | May 01 | 1 | NA | May 2 | Cure | NA |
| 65/M | Black | May 04 | 3 | May 13 | May 14 | Death | May 14 |
| 45/M | Brown | May 05 | 3 | May 9 | May 9 | Death | May 14 |
| 6/M | White | May 06 | 2 | May 8 | May 9 | Cure | May 18 |
| 60/M | White | May 06 | 4 | May 8 | May 10 | Death | May 11 |
| 59/M | White | May 07 | 2 | May 11 | May 11 | Death | May 11 |
| 4/M | Brown | May 18 | 2 | May 23 | May 24 | Death | May 24 |
| 37/M | Brown | May 22 | 1 | May 27 | May 28 | Death | May 28 |
| 2/M | White | May 30 | 3 | NA | Jun 3 | Death | Jun 3 |
| 49/M | White | Jun 02 | 2 | NA | Jun 7 | Death | Jun 7 |
| 49/M | Brown | Jun 07 | 1 | NA | Jun 9 | Cure | NA |
*NA, not applicable. †Treatment with doxycycline or chloramphenicol.
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