Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2011-Feb
Outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Córdoba, Colombia.
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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.
