Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama

We report new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in patients from Kinkantu, Ngäbe-Bugle indigenous comarca, Panama. We isolated Rickettsia rickettsii in cell culture after intraperitoneal inoculation of guinea pigs with tissues from a deceased patient. Our results indicate that Rocky Mountain sp...

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Main Authors:	Yamitzel Zaldívar, Michelle Hernández, Lillian Domínguez, Lisseth Saénz, Santiago Montilla, Maria E. Barnett de Antinori, Felipe S. Krawczak, Sergio Bermúdez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-04-01
Series:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Rickettsia rickettsii spotted fever group Rocky Mountain spotted fever human cases isolation bacteria Panama
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-1606_article

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spelling	doaj-f36832ccf98849dc99d17a3a4a77ae112021-03-22T12:20:18ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592021-04-012741245124710.3201/eid2704.201606Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, PanamaYamitzel ZaldívarMichelle HernándezLillian DomínguezLisseth SaénzSantiago MontillaMaria E. Barnett de AntinoriFelipe S. KrawczakSergio Bermúdez We report new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in patients from Kinkantu, Ngäbe-Bugle indigenous comarca, Panama. We isolated Rickettsia rickettsii in cell culture after intraperitoneal inoculation of guinea pigs with tissues from a deceased patient. Our results indicate that Rocky Mountain spotted fever is emerging in this region. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-1606_articleRickettsia rickettsii spotted fever groupRocky Mountain spotted feverhuman casesisolationbacteriaPanama
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author	Yamitzel Zaldívar Michelle Hernández Lillian Domínguez Lisseth Saénz Santiago Montilla Maria E. Barnett de Antinori Felipe S. Krawczak Sergio Bermúdez
spellingShingle	Yamitzel Zaldívar Michelle Hernández Lillian Domínguez Lisseth Saénz Santiago Montilla Maria E. Barnett de Antinori Felipe S. Krawczak Sergio Bermúdez Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama Emerging Infectious Diseases Rickettsia rickettsii spotted fever group Rocky Mountain spotted fever human cases isolation bacteria Panama
author_facet	Yamitzel Zaldívar Michelle Hernández Lillian Domínguez Lisseth Saénz Santiago Montilla Maria E. Barnett de Antinori Felipe S. Krawczak Sergio Bermúdez
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title	Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama
title_short	Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama
title_full	Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama
title_fullStr	Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama
title_full_unstemmed	Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama
title_sort	isolation of rickettsia rickettsii in rocky mountain spotted fever outbreak, panama
publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
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publishDate	2021-04-01
description	We report new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in patients from Kinkantu, Ngäbe-Bugle indigenous comarca, Panama. We isolated Rickettsia rickettsii in cell culture after intraperitoneal inoculation of guinea pigs with tissues from a deceased patient. Our results indicate that Rocky Mountain spotted fever is emerging in this region.
topic	Rickettsia rickettsii spotted fever group Rocky Mountain spotted fever human cases isolation bacteria Panama
url	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-1606_article
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Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama

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