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unrecognized spotted fever group rickettsiosis masquerading as dengue fever in mexico.although rocky mountain spotted fever was documented in northern mexico during the 1940s, spotted fever group (sfg) rickettsioses have subsequently received little attention in mexico. in this study, sera collected in 1993 from 50 patients from the mexican states of yucatan and jalisco, who were suspected clinically to have dengue fever but had no antibodies to dengue virus, were examined by indirect immunofluorescence for igm antibodies reactive with rickettsia rickettsii, r. akari, and r. typh ...19968780453
[chikungunya fever in mexico: confirmed case and notes on the epidemiologic response].chikungunya fever (chik) is a viral disease transmitted to human beings by the same vector as dengue -the aedes mosquito. besides fever and severe pain in the joints, it produces other symptoms such as myalgias, headache, nausea, fatigue and exanthema. there is no specific treatment for it; the therapeutic management of patients focuses on symptom relief. historically, outbreaks of large proportions have been reported; even since 2010 it was considered to be a potential emerging epidemic. in 201 ...201625604181
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