Outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Córdoba, Colombia
AUTOR(ES)
Hidalgo, Marylin, Miranda, Jorge, Heredia, Damaris, Zambrano, Pilar, Vesga, Juan Fernando, Lizarazo, Diana, Mattar, Salim, Valbuena, Gustavo
FONTE
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2011-02
RESUMO
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.
