Murine typhus in Mexico City: report of an imported case

AUTOR(ES)

Sánchez-Montes, Sokani

FONTE

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

11/03/2019

RESUMO

ABSTRACT Murine typhus is endemic in several countries. We herein report an imported case of murine typhus caused by Rickettsia typhi in Mexico City. This is the first report of a case after almost 20 years since the last report. The species was confirmed by DNA sequencing and phylogenetic reconstruction.

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