Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak, Panama.

ABSTRACT: We report new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in patients from Kinkantu, Ngäbe-Bugle indigenous comarca, Panama. We isolated Rickettsia rickettsii in cell culture after intraperitoneal inoculation of guinea pigs with tissues from a deceased patient. Our results indicate that Rocky Mountain spotted fever is emerging in this region.

SUBMITTER: Zaldivar Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8007289 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature