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...
Main Authors: | Yamitzel Zaldívar, Michelle Hernández, Lillian Domínguez, Lisseth Saénz, Santiago Montilla, Maria E. Barnett de Antinori, Felipe S. Krawczak, Sergio Bermúdez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2021-04-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-1606_article |
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