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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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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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