Rickettsial Disease Outbreak, Mexico, 2022

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Estrada-Mendizabal, Ricardo J. ; Tamez-Rivera, Oscar ; Vela, Emelina Hinojosa ; Blanco-Murillo, Paulina ; Alanis-Garza, Cordelia ; Flores-Gouyonnet, Jaime ; Garza, Jessica Suhail Sauceda ; Medina, Gloria Yolanda Carranza ; García Rodriguez, Lilia Elida ; Escamilla, Alma Rosa Marroquin
• Description:
  Beginning in 2022, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, experienced an outbreak of rickettsioses that is still ongoing despite multidisciplinary control efforts. A total of 57 cases have been confirmed, particularly affecting children. We report a high mortality rate among hospitalized persons in Nuevo Leon. Continuing efforts are required to control the outbreak.
• Subjects:
  Child Disease Outbreaks Humans Rickettsia Infections
• Keywords:
  2022 Bacteria Mexico Nuevo Leon Outbreak Rickettsia Rickettsial Disease Surveillance Ticks Vector-borne Infections
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(9):1944-1947
• Pubmed ID:
  37610151
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10461685
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Research Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Mexico
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:182bc2cfb96787ce7d59f3e43a2fe09be431be6ded9daa6a16286fa09f5bf8a4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133578/cdc_133578_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.12 MB ]