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Molecular Confirmation of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Epidemic Agent in Mexicali, Mexico.
- Source :
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Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2018 Sep; Vol. 24 (9), pp. 1723-1725. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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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.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Dogs
Female
Humans
Male
Mexico epidemiology
Rickettsia rickettsii genetics
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever microbiology
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever mortality
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever transmission
Young Adult
Rhipicephalus sanguineus microbiology
Rickettsia rickettsii isolation & purification
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6059
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30124418
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.171523