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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever among Physicians in a Highly Endemic Region—Mexicali, Mexico

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a potentially fatal tickborne disease caused by the bacterium, Rickettsia rickettsii and transmitted primarily by the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) in the southwestern United States and Mexico. RMSF can be rapidly fatal if not treated early with dox...

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Autores principales: Bestul, Nicolette, Padilla, Rosario, Montaño, Tania, Márquez, Adriana, Fierro, Maria, Zazueta, Oscar E., Armstrong, Paige A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9651539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35995132
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-1017