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Scrub Typhus in the Torres Strait Islands of North Queensland, Australia
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Apr 2003
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 9(4):480-482
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, occurs throughout Southeast Asia. We descript ten cases that occurred in the Torres Strait islands of northern Australia during 2000 and 2001. Preceding heavy rain may have contributed to the outbreak. The successful use of azithromycin in two pediatric patients is also reported.
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Pubmed ID:12702230
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC2957983
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Volume:9
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Issue:4
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