Anvisa approves registration of kit for diagnosing spotted fever
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Test must be performed by healthcare professionals
The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) approved the registration of a new product for identifying and diagnosing Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
The kit, manufactured by the Institute of Molecular Biology of Paraná, is the second authorized in Brazil for this purpose and uses the PCR technique, which allows the detection of genetic material from bacteria transmitted by the bite of the star tick.
According to Anvisa’s determination, the test must be carried out by health professionals with specific knowledge in molecular biology.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted by the bite of an infected star tick. And it does not pass directly from person to person or through contact with infected animals.
Humans are often only accidental hosts for the tick.
The preferred hosts of the Rocky Mountain spotted fever bacteria are equidae, such as horses, but it can also parasitize cattle, domestic and wild animals.
Among the symptoms are, in addition to fever, headaches and muscle aches, malaise, nausea, vomiting, hemorrhagic manifestations and reddish spots on the skin.
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