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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.
Location. 43° 58.962′ N, 117° 13.968′ W. Marker is in Vale, Oregon, in Malheur County. Marker is at the intersection of A Street East (U.S. 26) and Washington Street East (U.S. 26), on the left when traveling east on A Street East. Touch for map.
INTRODUCTION. Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a serious bacterial disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii.It is transmitted to humans through tick bites. Medical researchers in both Mexico and the United States have observed that RMSF morbidity and mortality are disproportionately higher in low-income communities. 1 – 3 Multiple factors may influence vulnerability in low-income ...
- Pablo A. Reyes-Castro, Kacey C. Ernst, Kathleen R. Walker, Mary H. Hayden, Gerardo Alvarez-Hernandez
- 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0181
- 2021
- Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Jan; 104(1): 184-189.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), a severe and potentially deadly tickborne disease caused by Rickettsia rickettsii bacteria, occurs throughout the Americas. The classic epidemiology of RMSF is characterized by isolated and sporadic cases of disease that occur predominantly in rural or suburban settings ( 1 ).
- 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.
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a tickborne disease first recognized in 1896 in the Snake River Valley of Idaho. It was originally called “black measles” because of the look of its rash in the late stages of the illness, when the skin turns black. It was a dreaded, often fatal disease, affecting hundreds of people in Idaho.
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