Rickettsiosis May Be Masking as Dengue in Honduras
Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 22, 2026 · Originally reported October 21, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)
An infectious-disease specialist warns that some Honduran dengue diagnoses may in fact be rickettsiosis, pointing to a confirmed Olancho case in which a patient with fever, seizures, and delirium tested positive for rickettsia Typhi.
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