Rickettsia is spread by ticks, lice, fleas, mites found in animals such as dogs. It lives in people's bloodstream, slowly damaging their skin, lungs, brain and other organs until they die.

In Baja California, including the city of Tijuana, 19 deaths this year have been attributed to rickettsia, according to Adrián Medina Amarillas, the state's secretary of health.

The genome analysis revealed that the Rickettsia strain in N. tenuis is closely related to the Bellii group, a group of symbiotic Rickettsia commonly found in insects. Notably, on the plasmids of ...

The state of Baja California is asking people to make sure their homes are clean and to fumigate if possible making sure their pets are clean and free from fleas or tics.

In Baja California, including the city of Tijuana, 19 deaths this year have been attributed to rickettsia, according to Adrián Medina Amarillas, the state's secretary of health.