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Rickettsial Disease Outbreak, Mexico, 2022

Ricardo J Estrada-Mendizabal et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Beginning in 2022, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, experienced an outbreak of rickettsioses that is still ongoing despite multidisciplinary control efforts. A total of 57 cases have been confirmed, particularly affecting children. We report a high mortality rate among hospitalized persons in Nuevo Leon. Continuing efforts are required to control the outbreak.

Keywords: 2022; Mexico; Nuevo Leon; bacteria; outbreak; rickettsia; rickettsial disease; surveillance; ticks; vector-borne infections.

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Brown dog ticks collected by the vector control department of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in a hard-to-reach municipality.
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