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.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003
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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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author Lewis, Michael D.
Yousuf, Abdul Azeez
Lerdthusnee, Kriangkrai
Razee, Ahmed
Chandranoi, Kirkvitch
Jones, James W.
author_facet Lewis, Michael D.
Yousuf, Abdul Azeez
Lerdthusnee, Kriangkrai
Razee, Ahmed
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Jones, James W.
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description 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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spelling pubmed-30343472011-02-10 Scrub Typhus Reemergence in the Maldives Lewis, Michael D. Yousuf, Abdul Azeez Lerdthusnee, Kriangkrai Razee, Ahmed Chandranoi, Kirkvitch Jones, James W. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3034347/ /pubmed/14720413 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0912.030212 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
Lewis, Michael D.
Yousuf, Abdul Azeez
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Razee, Ahmed
Chandranoi, Kirkvitch
Jones, James W.
Scrub Typhus Reemergence in the Maldives
title Scrub Typhus Reemergence in the Maldives
title_full Scrub Typhus Reemergence in the Maldives
title_fullStr Scrub Typhus Reemergence in the Maldives
title_full_unstemmed Scrub Typhus Reemergence in the Maldives
title_short Scrub Typhus Reemergence in the Maldives
title_sort scrub typhus reemergence in the maldives
topic Dispatch
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