Description of Eschar-Associated Rickettsial Diseases Using Passive Surveillance Data - United States, 2010-2016

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Eschars are underutilized clinical signs in rickettsial disease surveillance that can help differentiate less severe rickettsioses from potentially deadly Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

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