| Literature DB >> 21340366 |
Marylin Hidalgo1, Jorge Miranda, Damaris Heredia, Pilar Zambrano, Juan Fernando Vesga, Diana Lizarazo, Salim Mattar, Gustavo Valbuena.
Abstract
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. Although RMSF was first reported in Colombia in 1937, it remains a neglected disease. Herein, we describe the investigation of a large cluster of cases of spotted fever rickettsiosis in a new area of Colombia.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21340366 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762011000100019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz ISSN: 0074-0276 Impact factor: 2.743