Scrub Typhus Reemergence in the Maldives

In summer 2002, an outbreak of febrile illness began in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Through April 2003, officials recorded 168 cases with 10 deaths. The Armed Forces Research Institute of Medicine in Bangkok confirmed Orientia tsutsugamushi and conducted a joint investigation with the Ministry...

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Autores principales: Lewis, Michael D., Yousuf, Abdul Azeez, Lerdthusnee, Kriangkrai, Razee, Ahmed, Chandranoi, Kirkvitch, Jones, James W.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3034347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14720413
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0912.030212
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Sumario:In summer 2002, an outbreak of febrile illness began in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Through April 2003, officials recorded 168 cases with 10 deaths. The Armed Forces Research Institute of Medicine in Bangkok confirmed Orientia tsutsugamushi and conducted a joint investigation with the Ministry of Health, Maldives. These cases of scrub typhus were the first in the Maldives since World War II.

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