Human Spotted Fever Rickettsial Infections

Schoeler, George B.; Morón, Cecilia; Richards, Allen; Blair, Patrick J.; Olson, James G.

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Human Spotted Fever Rickettsial Infections

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Apr 2005
By Schoeler, George B. ; Morón, Cecilia ; Richards, Allen ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Schoeler, George B. ; Morón, Cecilia ; Richards, Allen ; Blair, Patrick J. ; Olson, James G.
Description:

Serum specimens from patients at 4 sites in Peru were tested for evidence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection. Results showed that 30 (18%) of 170 patients had spotted fever group rickettsial infections, which likely caused their illnesses. These findings document laboratory-confirmed spotted fever from diverse areas of Peru.
Subjects:

Animals Arachnid Vectors Humans Rickettsia Infections Ticks
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 11(4):622-624.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Peru
Volume:

11
Issue:

4
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:354031d35a36e3426c32ced832fe08874aa8f761f4c6e5ee261533af3d8fdec9
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14643/cdc_14643_DS1.pdf
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