Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Panama: a cluster description.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Panama: a cluster description.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne infection caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. We report a cluster of fatal cases of RMSF in 2007 in Panama, involving a pregnant woman and two children from the same family.  The woman presented with a fever followed by respiratory distress, maculopa...

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Main Authors: Maribel Tribaldos, Yamitzel Zaldivar, Sergio Bermudez, Franklyn Samudio, Yaxelis Mendoza, Alexander A Martinez, Rodrigo Villalobos, Marina E Eremeeva, Christopher D Paddock, Kathleen Page, Rebecca E Smith, Juan Miguel Pascale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2011-08-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Rickettsia rickettsii
Cluster Analysis
Panama
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
pregnancy
Central America
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2189
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