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Short Report: Race and Rickettsiae: a United States Perspective

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Journal Am J Trop Med Hyg
Specialty Tropical Medicine
Date 2011 Dec 7
PMID 22144456
Citations 4
Authors
F Scott Dahlgren
Ramal Moonesinghe
Jennifer H McQuiston
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Abstract

US surveillance programs for Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), ehrlichiosis, and anaplasmosis collect demographic data on patients, including race and ethnicity. Reporting of these diseases among race groups is not uniform across the United States. Because a laboratory confirmation is required to meet the national surveillance case definition, reporting may be influenced by a patient's access to healthcare. Determining the association between race and ethnicity with incidence of rickettsial infections requires targeted, active surveillance.

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