The five cases were identified in Southern California and involved people who had traveled to Tecate, Baja California, in the previous two weeks.
The CDC is warning health care providers that if a patient has symptoms of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and has recently traveled to northern Mexico, they should consider starting treatment with the antibiotic doxycycline right away, rather than waiting for test results to confirm the condition.
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