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Severe Murine Typhus with Pulmonary System Involvement
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 We encountered a case of severe murine typhus complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome. To determine worldwide prevalence of such cases, we reviewed the literature and found that respiratory symptoms occur in ≈30% of murine typhus patients.
Thomas W. van der Vaart +6 more
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Acute Severe Calculous Cholecystitis with Multiorgan Failure Complicated by Scrub Typhus
Case Reports in Surgery, 2019 Scrub typhus is a febrile illness and can present with manifestations ranging from subclinical symptoms to multiorgan failure and death. Scrub typhus is a rare etiology of acute cholecystitis. A patient presenting with the features of acute cholecystitis
Suman Acharya +4 more
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Eradication of Typhus Exanthematicus in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2006 Typhus exanthematicus in Bosnia and Herzegovina held in endemic areas from which especially quickly began spread after 1945. That year, in 1945, one hundred epidemics of typhus fever appeared, with the highest incidence rate in Europe of 215.04 per 1 ...
Zlatko Puvačić +5 more
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Scrub Typhus and Influenza A Co-Infection: A Case Report
PathogensScrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is a neglected and reemerging disease that causes considerable morbidity and mortality. It now extends beyond the Tsutsugamushi Triangle, the region wherein it has traditionally been endemic.
Chie Yamamoto +10 more
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Nonnegligible Seroprevalence and Predictors of Murine Typhus, Japan
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 To elucidate the epidemiology of murine typhus, which is infrequently reported in Japan, we conducted a cross-sectional study involving 2,382 residents of rickettsiosis-endemic areas in Honshu Island during August–November 2020.
Tetsuro Aita +5 more
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A review of the global epidemiology of scrub typhus.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Scrub typhus is a serious public health problem in the Asia-Pacific area. It threatens one billion people globally, and causes illness in one million people each year. Caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, scrub typhus can result in severe multiorgan failure
Guang Xu +4 more
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Epidemic Typhus Imported from Algeria
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1999 We report epidemic typhus in a French patient returning from Algeria. The diagnosis was confirmed by serologic testing and the isolation of Rickettsia prowazekii in blood. Initially the patient was thought to have typhoid fever.
M. Niang, P. Brouqui, D. Raoult
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Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Patients Suspected of Having Scrub Typhus
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016 To determine prevalence of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in South Korea, we examined serum samples from patients with fever and insect bite history in scrub typhus–endemic areas.
Yu Mi Wi +7 more
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Acute Q Fever and Scrub Typhus, Southern Taiwan
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 Acute Q fever and scrub typhus are zoonoses endemic to southern Taiwan. Among the 137 patients with acute Q fever (89, 65.0%) or scrub typhus (43, 31.4%), we identified 5 patients (3.6%) who were co-infected with Coxiella burnetii and Orientia ...
Chung-Hsu Lai +5 more
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Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2009 Scrub typhus is a clinically important endemic disease in Taiwan. The aims of this study were to analyze the clinical manifestations, laboratory data and complications of pediatric scrub typhus in eastern Taiwan. Patients and Methods: We searched medical
Wai-Tim Jim +6 more
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