Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis, Mexico City, Mexico.

Alcántara-Rodríguez, Virginia E; Sánchez-Montes, Sokani; Contreras, Hugo; Colunga-Salas, Pablo; Fierro-Flores, Lauro; Avalos, Sergio; Rodríguez-Rangel, Francisco; Becker, Ingeborg; Walker, David H

Alcántara-Rodríguez, Virginia E; Sánchez-Montes, Sokani; Contreras, Hugo; Colunga-Salas, Pablo; Fierro-Flores, Lauro; Avalos, Sergio; Rodríguez-Rangel, Francisco; Becker, Ingeborg; Walker, David H.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 26(12): 3016-3019, 2020 12.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33219798

RESUMEN

Little information is available about human infections by the members of the genus Ehrlichia in Mexico. Only 2 species, Ehrlichia canis and E. chaffensis, are known to cause disease in this country. We report a fatal case of human monocytic ehrlichiosis in Mexico City in a man who was homeless.

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Ehrlichiosis; Adulto; Ehrlichia; Ehrlichiosis/diagnóstico; Humanos; Masculino; México

Palabras clave

Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Mexico; Mexico City; bacteria; human monocytic ehrlichiosis; man who was homeless; rickettsia; tick-borne infections; vector-borne infections; zoonoses

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ehrlichiosis Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Adult / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Emerg Infect Dis Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article

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