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May 15, 2024 · Data and Statistics. Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, 2019 and 2020 data from some jurisdictions may be incomplete. About Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Sources Print Share. Data and statistics for spotted fever rickettsiosis.
Sep 15, 2022 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a life-threatening tick-borne disease documented in North, Central, and South America. In California, RMSF is rare; nonetheless, recent fatal cases highlight ecological cycles of the two genera of ticks, Dermacentor and Rhipicephalus, known to transmit the disease. These ticks occur in completely different ...
- 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010738
- 2022/09
Annual incidence (per million persons) for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in the United States, 2018
Nov 2, 2020 · Proportion of fatal and nonfatal cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Sonora, Mexico, 2015–2018, among all cases (Map A) and persons aged < 18 years (Map B). Clinical and laboratory findings. Fever was reported by all cases as required by the case definition.
- Diego I. Álvarez-López, Estefanía Ochoa-Mora, Kristen Nichols Heitman, Alison M. Binder, Gerardo Álv...
- 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0854
- 2021
- Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Jan; 104(1): 190-197.
Abstract. Epidemic levels of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) have persisted in Mexicali, Mexico, since the initial outbreak was first reported in December 2008. We compared clinical and epidemiologic data of cases in Mexicali during 2009–2019 between patients with an IgG titer reactive with Rickettsia rickettsii bacteria by indirect ...
- Oscar E Zazueta, Paige A Armstrong, Adriana Márquez-Elguea, Néstor Saúl Hernández Milán, Amy E Peter...
- 10.3201/eid2706.191662
- 2021
- Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jun; 27(6): 1567-1576.
Statistics and Epidemiology. Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) has been a nationally notifiable condition since the 1920s. As of January 1, 2010, cases of RMSF are reported under a new category called Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis (SFR). This category captures cases of RMSF, R. parkeri rickettsiosis, Pacific Coast tick fever, and rickettsialpox.
Feb 16, 2024 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a potentially lethal, but curable tick-borne disease, which was first described in Idaho in the 19 th century. In 1906, Howard Ricketts demonstrated that RMSF was an infectious disease transmitted by ticks [ 1 ]. The clinical spectrum of human infection ranges from mild to fulminant disease [ 2 ].
