| rickettsia rickettsii in rhipicephalus ticks, mexicali, mexico. | circulation of a unique genetic type of rickettsia rickettsii in ticks of the rhipicephalus sanguineus complex was detected in mexicali, baja california, mexico. the mexican r. rickettsii differed from all isolates previously characterized from the endemic regions of rocky mountain spotted fever in northern, central, and southern americas. rhipicephalus ticks in mexicali are genetically different from rh. sanguineus found in the united states. | 2011 | 21485383 |
| rocky mountain spotted fever in mexico: past, present, and future. | rocky mountain spotted fever, a tick-borne zoonosis caused by rickettsia rickettsii, is among the most lethal of all infectious diseases in the americas. in mexico, the disease was first described during the early 1940s by scientists who carefully documented specific environmental determinants responsible for devastating outbreaks in several communities in the states of sinaloa, sonora, durango, and coahuila. these investigators also described the pivotal roles of domesticated dogs and rhipiceph ... | 2017 | 28365226 |
| [seroprevalence of risk factors associated with rickettsiosis (rickettsia rickettsii) in humans in baja california, mexico]. | rickettsiosis caused by rickettsia rickettsii is capable of infecting vertebrates, including humans. the symptoms are high fever, headache, myalgia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and cough. mortality can be up to 30% in untreated patients. | 2015 | 25739483 |