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
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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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spelling pubmed-95143352022-10-01 Renewed Risk for Epidemic Typhus Related to War and Massive Population Displacement, Ukraine Newton, Paul N. Fournier, Pierre-Edouard Tappe, Dennis Richards, Allen L. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter 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 serious disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9514335/ /pubmed/36007931 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2810.220776 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases 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.
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Renewed Risk for Epidemic Typhus Related to War and Massive Population Displacement, Ukraine
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title_fullStr Renewed Risk for Epidemic Typhus Related to War and Massive Population Displacement, Ukraine
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title_sort renewed risk for epidemic typhus related to war and massive population displacement, ukraine
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