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

Authors :
Yamitzel Zaldívar
Michelle Hernández
Lillian Domínguez
Lisseth Saénz
Santiago Montilla
Maria E. Barnett de Antinori
Felipe S. Krawczak
Sergio Bermúdez
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 1245-1247 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021.

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