Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama.

Zaldívar, Yamitzel; Hernández, Michelle; Domínguez, Lillian; Saénz, Lisseth; Montilla, Santiago; de Antinori, Maria E Barnett; Krawczak, Felipe S; Bermúdez, Sergio

Zaldívar, Yamitzel; Hernández, Michelle; Domínguez, Lillian; Saénz, Lisseth; Montilla, Santiago; de Antinori, Maria E Barnett; Krawczak, Felipe S; Bermúdez, Sergio.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(4): 1245-1247, 2021 04.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33755006

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in patients from Kinkantu, Ngäbe-Bugle indigenous comarca, Panama. We isolated Rickettsia rickettsii in cell culture after intraperitoneal inoculation of guinea pigs with tissues from a deceased patient. Our results indicate that Rocky Mountain spotted fever is emerging in this region.

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Rickettsia; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; Animals; Disease Outbreaks; Guinea Pigs; Humans; Panama; Rickettsia rickettsii; Vaccination

Key words

Panama; Rickettsia rickettsii spotted fever group; Rocky Mountain spotted fever; bacteria; human cases; isolation; rickettsia; rickettsiosis; vector-borne infections

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Rickettsia / Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: America central / Panama Language: En Year: 2021 Type: Article

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