Human Spotted Fever Rickettsial Infections

Abstract

Serum specimens from patients at 4 sites in Peru were tested for evidence of spotted fever group rickettsial infection. Results showed that 30 (18%) of 170 patients had spotted fever group rickettsial infections, which likely caused their illnesses. These findings document laboratory-confirmed spotted fever from diverse areas of Peru.

Keywords

• Rickettsial disease
• South America
• disease surveillance
• spotted fever group Rickettsia
• dispatch
• Peru