title: Outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Córdoba, Colombia.
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.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Microbiología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia. hidalgo.m@javeriana.edu.co
authors.forename: Marylin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Damaris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heredia
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zambrano
authors.forename: Juan Fernando
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Vesga
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lizarazo
authors.forename: Salim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mattar
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valbuena
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D012284:Rickettsia rickettsii / Q000276:immunology*; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M