Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2023)

Spotted Fever and Typhus Group Rickettsiae in Dogs and Humans, Mexico, 2022

  • Ricardo Palacios-Santana,
  • Lihua Wei,
  • Nadia A. Fernandez-Santos,
  • Mario A. Rodriguez-Perez,
  • Sergio Uriegas-Camargo,
  • Nicole L. Mendell,
  • Donald H. Bouyer,
  • Jose Guillermo Estrada-Franco

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2907.230333
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 7
pp. 1443 – 1446

Abstract

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We found serologic evidence of spotted fever group Rickettsia in humans and dogs and typhus group Rickettsia in dogs in Reynosa, Mexico. Our investigation revealed serologic samples reactive to spotted fever group Rickettsia in 5 community members, which highlights a potential rickettsial transmission scenario in this region.

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