Human Rickettsialpox, Southeastern Mexico

Zavala-Castro, Jorge E.; Zavala-Velázquez, Jorge E.; Peniche-Lara, Gaspar F.; Uicab, Justo E. Sulú

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Human Rickettsialpox, Southeastern Mexico

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Oct 2009
By Zavala-Castro, Jorge E. ; Zavala-Velázquez, Jorge E. ; Peniche-Lara, Gaspar F.

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Zavala-Castro, Jorge E. ; Zavala-Velázquez, Jorge E. ; Peniche-Lara, Gaspar F. ; Uicab, Justo E. Sulú
Description:

The detection of Rickettsia akari in 2 human patients increased the diversity of rickettsioses affecting the public health in the southeast of Mexico. Rickettsialpox should be considered in the differential diagnosis with other febrile illnesses for the correct diagnosis and accurate treatment of this potential threat to human health.
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Emerg Infect Dis. 15(10):1665-1667.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Mexico
Volume:

15
Issue:

10
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17773/cdc_17773_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 438.79 KB]
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:212ed579ae344fdf8c7871aeb1599ed2d4364c3410803f55369a2782e079384e

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English

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