Incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among American Indians in Oklahoma.
McQuiston J, Holman R, Groom A, Kaufman S, Cheek J, Childs J. Incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among American Indians in Oklahoma. Public Health Reports 2000, 115: 469-75. PMID: 11236019, PMCID: PMC1308603, DOI: 10.1093/phr/115.5.469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Disease NotificationHealth EducationHospitalizationHospitals, FederalHumansIncidenceIndians, North AmericanMedical RecordsOklahomaPopulation SurveillanceRetrospective StudiesRocky Mountain Spotted FeverUnited StatesUnited States Indian Health ServiceConceptsCase report formsIncidence of RMSFAvailable medical chartsHospital discharge databaseReport formsAmerican IndiansHigh incidence rateMajority of casesCase inclusion criteriaClinical suspicionMedical chartsHospitalization ratesDischarge databaseIncidence rateTick biteInclusion criteriaLaboratory confirmationFever casesHigh incidenceAmerican Indian populationsOklahoma residentsDisease controlNational ratesIncidenceIHS hospitals