Murine Typhus in Child, Yucatan, Mexico

Zavala-Castro, Jorge E.; Zavala-Velázquez, Jorge E.; Uicab, Justo Eduardo Sulú

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Murine Typhus in Child, Yucatan, Mexico

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Jun 2009
By Zavala-Castro, Jorge E. ; Zavala-Velázquez, Jorge E. ; Uicab, Justo Eduardo Sulú

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English

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Zavala-Castro, Jorge E. ; Zavala-Velázquez, Jorge E. ; Uicab, Justo Eduardo Sulú
Description:

A case of murine typhus in Yucatan was diagnosed in a child with nonspecific signs and symptoms. The finding of Rickettsia typhi increases the number of Rickettsia species identified in Yucatan and shows that studies are needed to determine the prevalence and incidence of rickettsioses in Mexico.
Subjects:

Bacterial Proteins Child, Preschool Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Humans Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Polymerase Chain Reaction Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Sequence Analysis, DNA Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(6):972-974.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Mexico
Location:

North America
Volume:

15
Issue:

6
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:afc41b9d8b7fb4243352f21b888d539ccbed9c8f08c1aa44c304f3d6d288640f
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17755/cdc_17755_DS1.pdf
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