Molecular Confirmation of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Epidemic Agent in Mexicali, Mexico.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 24(9): 1723-1725, 2018 09.
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| ID: mdl-30124418
ABSTRACT
Since 2008, a large epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever has been emerging among humans and dogs in Mexicali, adjacent to the United States in Baja California, Mexico. We molecularly confirmed the causative agent; this information can be used to study the origin and dynamics of the epidemic.
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Rickettsia rickettsii
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Febre Maculosa das Montanhas Rochosas
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Rhipicephalus sanguineus
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2018
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