Renewed Risk for Epidemic Typhus Related to War and Massive Population Displacement, Ukraine

Epidemic typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii bacteria and transmitted through body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis), was a major public health threat in Eastern Europe as a consequence of World War II. In 2022, war and the resulting population displacement in Ukraine risks the return of this se...

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Autores principales: Newton, Paul N., Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Tappe, Dennis, Richards, Allen L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9514335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36007931
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2810.220776

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9514335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36007931
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2810.220776

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