Outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Córdoba, Colombia

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...

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Published inMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 106; no. 1; pp. 117 - 118
Main Authors Hidalgo, Marylin, Miranda, Jorge, Heredia, Damaris, Zambrano, Pilar, Vesga, Juan Fernando, Lizarazo, Diana, Mattar, Salim, Valbuena, Gustavo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz 01.02.2011
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Subjects
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Colombia
Colombia - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Humans
Immunoglobulin G - blood
Immunoglobulin M - blood
Immunohistochemistry
outbreak
PARASITOLOGY
Rickettsia rickettsii
Rickettsia rickettsii - immunology
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - diagnosis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - epidemiology
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Colombia
Colombia
outbreak
Rickettsia rickettsii
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1678-8060
0074-0276
1678-8060
0074-0276
DOI:10.1590/S0074-02762011000100019