Emerging Rickettsioses of the Thai-Myanmar Border

Emerging Rickettsioses of the Thai-Myanmar Border

To investigate the presence of rickettsioses in rural residents of the central Thai-Myanmar border, we tested the blood of 46 patients with fever. Four patients had murine typhus, three patients had scrub typhus, and eight patients had spotted fever group rickettsioses, including the first case of R...

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Main Authors: Philippe Parola, R. Scott Miller, Philip McDaniel, Sam R. Telford, Jean-Marc Rolain, Chansuda Wongsrichanalai, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
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Orientia tsutsugamushi
Rickettsia conorii
Rickettsia felis
Rickettsia helvetica
Rickettsia typhi
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/5/02-0511_article
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Summary:To investigate the presence of rickettsioses in rural residents of the central Thai-Myanmar border, we tested the blood of 46 patients with fever. Four patients had murine typhus, three patients had scrub typhus, and eight patients had spotted fever group rickettsioses, including the first case of Rickettsia felis infection reported in Asia.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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