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Flying Squirrel–associated Typhus, United States

In March 2002, typhus fever was diagnosed in two patients residing in West Virginia and Georgia. Both patients were hospitalized with severe febrile illnesses, and both had been recently exposed to or had physical contact with flying squirrels or flying squirrel nests. Laboratory results indicated R...

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Autores principales: Reynolds, Mary G., Krebs, John W., Comer, James A., Sumner, John W., Rushton, Thomas C., Lopez, Carlos E., Nicholson, William L., Rooney, Jane A., Lance-Parker, Susan E., McQuiston, Jennifer H., Paddock, Christopher D., Childs, James E.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14609478
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.030278
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author Reynolds, Mary G.
Krebs, John W.
Comer, James A.
Sumner, John W.
Rushton, Thomas C.
Lopez, Carlos E.
Nicholson, William L.
Rooney, Jane A.
Lance-Parker, Susan E.
McQuiston, Jennifer H.
Paddock, Christopher D.
Childs, James E.
author_facet Reynolds, Mary G.
Krebs, John W.
Comer, James A.
Sumner, John W.
Rushton, Thomas C.
Lopez, Carlos E.
Nicholson, William L.
Rooney, Jane A.
Lance-Parker, Susan E.
McQuiston, Jennifer H.
Paddock, Christopher D.
Childs, James E.
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description In March 2002, typhus fever was diagnosed in two patients residing in West Virginia and Georgia. Both patients were hospitalized with severe febrile illnesses, and both had been recently exposed to or had physical contact with flying squirrels or flying squirrel nests. Laboratory results indicated Rickettsia prowazekii infection.
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spelling pubmed-30330632011-02-09 Flying Squirrel–associated Typhus, United States Reynolds, Mary G. Krebs, John W. Comer, James A. Sumner, John W. Rushton, Thomas C. Lopez, Carlos E. Nicholson, William L. Rooney, Jane A. Lance-Parker, Susan E. McQuiston, Jennifer H. Paddock, Christopher D. Childs, James E. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch In March 2002, typhus fever was diagnosed in two patients residing in West Virginia and Georgia. Both patients were hospitalized with severe febrile illnesses, and both had been recently exposed to or had physical contact with flying squirrels or flying squirrel nests. Laboratory results indicated Rickettsia prowazekii infection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3033063/ /pubmed/14609478 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.030278 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 Dispatch
Reynolds, Mary G.
Krebs, John W.
Comer, James A.
Sumner, John W.
Rushton, Thomas C.
Lopez, Carlos E.
Nicholson, William L.
Rooney, Jane A.
Lance-Parker, Susan E.
McQuiston, Jennifer H.
Paddock, Christopher D.
Childs, James E.
Flying Squirrel–associated Typhus, United States
title Flying Squirrel–associated Typhus, United States
title_full Flying Squirrel–associated Typhus, United States
title_fullStr Flying Squirrel–associated Typhus, United States
title_full_unstemmed Flying Squirrel–associated Typhus, United States
title_short Flying Squirrel–associated Typhus, United States
title_sort flying squirrel–associated typhus, united states
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14609478
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0910.030278
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