title: Lyme disease in the state of Tocantins, Brazil: report of the first cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Superintendence of Surveillance and Health Protection, Department of Health of the State of Tocantins, Palmas, TO, Brazil. rhasec3@yahoo.com
authors.forename: César Omar
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Carranza-Tamayo
authors.forename: José Nilton Gomes da
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Whisllay Maciel
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Bastos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult