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A study on the prevalence of scrub typhus among pediatric population in a rural tertiary care hospital in West Bengal

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Scrub typhus is a common rickettsial infection endemic in India and is an important cause of acute febrile illness among children. Clinical manifestations vary from mild-to-severe affecting almost all organ systems with a high fatality rate ...
Anirban Bhaduri , Sayani Bose , Atindra Kumar   +2 more
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Outbreaks of Disease: Current Official Reporting [PDF]

, 1999
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Wheelis, M.
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The Economic Implications of Epidemics Old and New [PDF]

The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the winter of 2002–03 raised the specter of a new, unknown and uncontrollable infectious disease that spreads quickly and is often fatal.
Clive Bell, Maureen Lewis
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The Origin of Fleas and the Genesis of Plague [PDF]

, 2015
Human history has been riddled by diseases spread by flea vectors including the bubonic plague. Recently, Madagascar has documented more than 100 cases.
Gillen, Alan L.
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Ischemic Hepatitis and Septic Shock Secondary to Murine Typhus Infection in Pregnancy

American Journal of Perinatology Reports
Infection with murine typhus may be associated with significant morbidity. With nonspecific symptoms and laboratory abnormalities, diagnosis may be challenging. In this case, a pregnant patient presented with complaints of fevers and myalgias.
Marissa Berry, Amanda M. Wang, Rana F. Lahham, Xue Zhang, Luis D. Pacheco   +4 more
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Famines Past, Famine’s Future [PDF]

Famine, like poverty, has always been with us. No region and no century has been immune. Its scars—economic, psychological, and political—can long outlast its immediate impact on mortality and health.
Cormac Ó Gráda
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Scrub typhus in the Northern Territory: exceeding the boundaries of Litchfield National Park [PDF]

, 2004
Scrub typhus is recognised as an important differential diagnosis of fever, rash and sepsis in patients with a history of travel to Litchfield National Park in the Top End of the Northern Territory.
Currie, Bart John, Raines, M, Ralph, Anna, Whelan, P I   +3 more
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[Endemic typhus imported to Norway].

Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke, 1997
Murine typhus, caused by Rickettsia typhi, is an important zoonosis in all parts of the world. The disease is transmitted from rodents to humans by fleas. In this article we describe the first three cases of serologically proven murine typhus imported into Norway during the 1990s. The patients were Norwegian tourists who had visited respectively Guinea-
M, Jensenius, A, Maeland, S, Vene
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Causes of non-malarial fever in Laos: a prospective study [PDF]

, 2013
Background Because of reductions in the incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Laos, identifi cation of the causes of fever in people without malaria, and discussion of the best empirical treatment options, are urgently needed.
Castonguay-Vanier, Josée, Chansamouth, Vilada, Chanthongthip, Anisone, Dohnt, Michael, Douangdala, Phouvieng, Dubot-Pérès, Audrey, H Paris, Daniel, Hongvanthong, Bouasy, Inthalath, Saythong, Mayxay, Mayfong, Panyanouvong, Phonepasith, Phetsouvanh, Rattanaphone, Phommasone, Koukeo, Phonekeo, Darouny, Sibounheuang, Bountoy, Slesak, Günther, Souvannasing, Phoutthalavanh, Tangkhabuanbutra, Jarasporn, Tongyoo, Narongchai, Xayadeth, Sinakhone   +19 more
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Need to increase awareness among family doctors and medical specialists of rickettsioses as an import disease in non-endemic areas [PDF]

, 2000
Brandenburg, A.H. (Afke), Groen, J.M. (Jan), Niesters, H.G.M. (Bert), Nur, Y., Osterhaus, A.D.M.E. (Albert), Wagenaar, J.A. (Jaap)   +5 more
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