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. 2011 Feb;106(1):117-8.
doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762011000100019.

Outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Córdoba, Colombia

Marylin Hidalgo  1 , Jorge Miranda, Damaris Heredia, Pilar Zambrano, Juan Fernando Vesga, Diana Lizarazo, Salim Mattar, Gustavo Valbuena
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Outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Córdoba, Colombia

Marylin Hidalgo et al. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2011 Feb.
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Abstract

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.

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