Murine Typhus: An Important Consideration for the Nonspecific Febrile Illness

Murine typhus is a widely distributed flea-borne infection caused by Rickettsia typhi. Symptoms of murine typhus are nonspecific and mimic a variety of other infectious diseases. We herein report a case of murine typhus in an area where the broad use of DDT in the mid-20th century has now made it a...

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Main Authors: Gurjot Basra, Megan A. Berman, Lucas S. Blanton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/134601
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