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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Infection in Developing Countries |
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| Online Access: | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2189 |
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