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    Mexicali reports first Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever deaths of the year

    Posted by Robert Herriman on February 21, 2015


    A 40-year-old woman and a 10-year-old girl are the first fatalities due to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) this year in the Baja California capital of Mexicali in 2015, according to a Mexican news source (computer translated).
    Characteristic spotted rash of Rocky Mountain spotted fever/CDC



    Nestor Hernandez Milan, head of the Department of Epidemiology for the Ministry of of Baja California said the deaths occurred in the first and second week of February. Bothhad
    pets and ticks on the property.
    ...
    http://outbreaknewstoday.com/mexical...he-year-41419/
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