Scrub Typhus Outbreak in a Remote Primary School, Bhutan, 2014

Scrub typhus in Bhutan was first reported in 2009. We investigated an outbreak of scrub typhus in a remote primary school during August–October 2014. Delay in recognition and treatment resulted in 2 deaths from meningoencephalitis. Scrub typhus warrants urgent public health interventions in Bhutan....

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Autores principales: Tshokey, Tshokey, Graves, Stephen, Tshering, Dorji, Phuntsho, Kelzang, Tshering, Karchung, Stenos, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5547789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28726604
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2308.162021
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Sumario:Scrub typhus in Bhutan was first reported in 2009. We investigated an outbreak of scrub typhus in a remote primary school during August–October 2014. Delay in recognition and treatment resulted in 2 deaths from meningoencephalitis. Scrub typhus warrants urgent public health interventions in Bhutan.

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