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Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 1245-1247 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021.
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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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f36832ccf98849dc99d17a3a4a77ae11
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2704.201606