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SUBMITTER: Zaldivar Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8007289 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zaldívar Yamitzel Y Hernández Michelle M Domínguez Lillian L Saénz Lisseth L Montilla Santiago S de Antinori Maria E Barnett MEB Krawczak Felipe S FS Bermúdez Sergio S
Emerging infectious diseases 20210401 4
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. ...[more]