Rickettsial Disease Outbreak, Mexico, 2022
Ricardo J. Estrada-Mendizábal, Oscar Tamez‐Rivera, Emelina Hinojosa Vela, Paulina Blanco-Murillo, Cordelia Alanis‐Garza, Jaime Flores‐Gouyonnet, Jessica Suhail Sauceda Garza, Gloria Yolanda Carranza Medina, Lilia Elida García Rodriguez, Alma Rosa Marroquin Escamilla
Abstract
Beginning in 2022, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, experienced an outbreak of rickettsioses that is still ongoing despite multidisciplinary control efforts. A total of 57 cases have been confirmed, particularly affecting children. We report a high mortality rate among hospitalized persons in Nuevo Leon. Continuing efforts are required to control the outbreak.
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OutbreakDiseaseVirologyMedicineEnvironmental healthGeographyBiologyInternal medicineVector-borne infectious diseasesMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and Vectors