Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis,Mexico City,Mexico |
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| Authors: | Virginia E. Alc ntara-Rodrí guez,Sokani S nchez-Montes,Hugo Contreras,Pablo Colunga-Salas,Lauro Fierro-Flores,Sergio Avalos,Francisco Rodrí guez-Rangel,Ingeborg Becker,David H. Walker |
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| Affiliation: | Secretaría de Salud de la Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico (V.E. Alcántara-Rodríguez, H. Contreras, L. Fierro-Flores, S. Avalos, F. Rodríguez-Rangel);Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Mexico (S. Sánchez-Montes);Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City (S. Sánchez-Montes, P. Colunga-Salas, I. Becker);University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA (D.H. Walker) |
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| Abstract: | Little information is available about human infections by the members of the genus Ehrlichia in Mexico. Only 2 species, Ehrlichia canis and E. chaffensis, are known to cause disease in this country. We report a fatal case of human monocytic ehrlichiosis in Mexico City in a man who was homeless. |
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| Keywords: | human monocytic ehrlichiosis Ehrlichia chaffeensis rickettsia bacteria man who was homeless vector-borne infections tick-borne infections zoonoses Mexico City Mexico |
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