Grupo de Microbiología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2011 Feb;106(1):117-8. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762011000100019.
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.
落矶山斑点热(RMSF)是一种由专性细胞内细菌立克次体立克次体引起的蜱传疾病。尽管 RMSF 于 1937 年在哥伦比亚首次报告,但它仍然是一种被忽视的疾病。在此,我们描述了在哥伦比亚一个新地区暴发的一组较大的斑点热立克次体病病例的调查。