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Descriptions of two new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Panama, and coincident infection with Rickettsia rickettsii in Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. in an urban locality of Panama City, Panama.
Martínez-Caballero, A; Moreno, B; González, C; Martínez, G; Adames, M; Pachar, J V; Varela-Petrucelli, J B; Martínez-Mandiche, J; Suárez, J A; Domínguez, L; Zaldívar, Y; Bermúdez, S.
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  • Martínez-Caballero A; Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
  • Moreno B; Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
  • González C; Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
  • Martínez G; Hospital de Especialidades Pediátricas, Panama.
  • Adames M; Caja del Seguro Social, Panama.
  • Pachar JV; Instituto de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
  • Varela-Petrucelli JB; Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
  • Martínez-Mandiche J; Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
  • Suárez JA; Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
  • Domínguez L; Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
  • Zaldívar Y; Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
  • Bermúdez S; Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
Epidemiol Infect ; 146(7): 875-878, 2018 05.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29619916
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The clinical and pathologic characterisation of two fatal cases of tick-borne rickettsiosis in rural (El Valle) and urban (City of Panama) Panama are described. Clinical and autopsy findings were non-specific, but the molecular analysis was used to identify Rickettsia rickettsii in both cases. No ticks were collected in El Valle, while in the urban case, R. rickettsii was detected in Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l., representing the first molecular finding in this tick in Panama and Central America.
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Rickettsia rickettsii / Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Rhipicephalus sanguineus Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Animals / Child / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America central / Panama Language: En Year: 2018 Type: Article
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Rickettsia rickettsii / Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Rhipicephalus sanguineus Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Animals / Child / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America central / Panama Language: En Year: 2018 Type: Article