Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak,Panama |
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| Authors: | Yamitzel Zaldí var,Michelle Herná ndez,Lillian Domí nguez,Lisseth Saé nz,Santiago Montilla,Maria E. Barnett de Antinori,Felipe S. Krawczak,Sergio Bermú dez |
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| Affiliation: | Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Research, Panama City, Panama (Y. Zaldívar, M. Hernández, L. Domínguez, L. Saénz, S. Montilla, M.E.B. de Antinori, S. Bermúdez);School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Goiás–UFG, Goiânia, Brazil (F.S. Krawczak);Coiba Scientific Station, Panama City (S. Bermúdez) |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
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. |
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| Keywords: | Rickettsia rickettsii spotted fever group Rocky Mountain spotted fever human cases isolation bacteria Panama rickettsiosis rickettsia vector-borne infections |
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