Human Spotted Fever Rickettsial Infections

Human Spotted Fever Rickettsial Infections

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 spott...

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Main Authors: George B. Schoeler, Cecilia Morón, Allen L. Richards, Patrick J. Blair, James G. Olson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsial disease
South America
disease surveillance
spotted fever group Rickettsia
dispatch
Peru
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/4/04-0287_article

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