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Cluster of Sylvatic Epidemic Typhus Cases Associated with Flying Squirrels, 2004–2006

In February 2006, a diagnosis of sylvatic epidemic typhus in a counselor at a wilderness camp in Pennsylvania prompted a retrospective investigation. From January 2004 through January 2006, 3 more cases were identified. All had been counselors at the camp and had experienced febrile illness with mya...

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Autores principales: Chapman, Alice S., Swerdlow, David L., Dato, Virginia M., Anderson, Alicia D., Moodie, Claire E., Marriott, Chandra, Amman, Brian, Hennessey, Morgan, Fox, Perry, Green, Douglas B., Pegg, Eric, Nicholson, William L., Eremeeva, Marina E., Dasch, Gregory A.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19624912
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.081305
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author Chapman, Alice S.
Swerdlow, David L.
Dato, Virginia M.
Anderson, Alicia D.
Moodie, Claire E.
Marriott, Chandra
Amman, Brian
Hennessey, Morgan
Fox, Perry
Green, Douglas B.
Pegg, Eric
Nicholson, William L.
Eremeeva, Marina E.
Dasch, Gregory A.
author_facet Chapman, Alice S.
Swerdlow, David L.
Dato, Virginia M.
Anderson, Alicia D.
Moodie, Claire E.
Marriott, Chandra
Amman, Brian
Hennessey, Morgan
Fox, Perry
Green, Douglas B.
Pegg, Eric
Nicholson, William L.
Eremeeva, Marina E.
Dasch, Gregory A.
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description In February 2006, a diagnosis of sylvatic epidemic typhus in a counselor at a wilderness camp in Pennsylvania prompted a retrospective investigation. From January 2004 through January 2006, 3 more cases were identified. All had been counselors at the camp and had experienced febrile illness with myalgia, chills, and sweats; 2 had been hospitalized. All patients had slept in the same cabin and reported having seen and heard flying squirrels inside the wall adjacent to their bed. Serum from each patient had evidence of infection with Rickettsia prowazekii. Analysis of blood and tissue from 14 southern flying squirrels trapped in the woodlands around the cabin indicated that 71% were infected with R. prowazekii. Education and control measures to exclude flying squirrels from housing are essential to reduce the likelihood of sylvatic epidemic typhus.
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spelling pubmed-27442292009-10-05 Cluster of Sylvatic Epidemic Typhus Cases Associated with Flying Squirrels, 2004–2006 Chapman, Alice S. Swerdlow, David L. Dato, Virginia M. Anderson, Alicia D. Moodie, Claire E. Marriott, Chandra Amman, Brian Hennessey, Morgan Fox, Perry Green, Douglas B. Pegg, Eric Nicholson, William L. Eremeeva, Marina E. Dasch, Gregory A. Emerg Infect Dis Research In February 2006, a diagnosis of sylvatic epidemic typhus in a counselor at a wilderness camp in Pennsylvania prompted a retrospective investigation. From January 2004 through January 2006, 3 more cases were identified. All had been counselors at the camp and had experienced febrile illness with myalgia, chills, and sweats; 2 had been hospitalized. All patients had slept in the same cabin and reported having seen and heard flying squirrels inside the wall adjacent to their bed. Serum from each patient had evidence of infection with Rickettsia prowazekii. Analysis of blood and tissue from 14 southern flying squirrels trapped in the woodlands around the cabin indicated that 71% were infected with R. prowazekii. Education and control measures to exclude flying squirrels from housing are essential to reduce the likelihood of sylvatic epidemic typhus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-07 /pmc/articles/PMC2744229/ /pubmed/19624912 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.081305 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research
Chapman, Alice S.
Swerdlow, David L.
Dato, Virginia M.
Anderson, Alicia D.
Moodie, Claire E.
Marriott, Chandra
Amman, Brian
Hennessey, Morgan
Fox, Perry
Green, Douglas B.
Pegg, Eric
Nicholson, William L.
Eremeeva, Marina E.
Dasch, Gregory A.
Cluster of Sylvatic Epidemic Typhus Cases Associated with Flying Squirrels, 2004–2006
title Cluster of Sylvatic Epidemic Typhus Cases Associated with Flying Squirrels, 2004–2006
title_full Cluster of Sylvatic Epidemic Typhus Cases Associated with Flying Squirrels, 2004–2006
title_fullStr Cluster of Sylvatic Epidemic Typhus Cases Associated with Flying Squirrels, 2004–2006
title_full_unstemmed Cluster of Sylvatic Epidemic Typhus Cases Associated with Flying Squirrels, 2004–2006
title_short Cluster of Sylvatic Epidemic Typhus Cases Associated with Flying Squirrels, 2004–2006
title_sort cluster of sylvatic epidemic typhus cases associated with flying squirrels, 2004–2006
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19624912
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.081305
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