Three Rickettsioses, Darnley Island, Australia

Unsworth, Nathan B.; Stenos, John; Faa, Antony G.; Graves, Stephen R.

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Three Rickettsioses, Darnley Island, Australia

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Jul 2007
By Unsworth, Nathan B. ; Stenos, John ; Faa, Antony G. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Unsworth, Nathan B. ; Stenos, John ; Faa, Antony G. ; Graves, Stephen R.
Description:

We report 3 rickettsioses on Darnley Island, Australia, in the Torres Strait. In addition to previously described cases of Flinders Island spotted fever (Rickettsia honei strain "marmionii"), we describe 1 case of Queensland tick typhus (R. australis) and 2 cases of scrub typhus caused by a unique strain (Orientia tsutsugamushi).
Subjects:

Adult Antibodies, Bacterial Child Diagnosis, Differential Doxycycline Humans Male Rickettsia Rickettsia Infections Rickettsia Typhi Scrub Typhus Species Specificity Treatment Outcome
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 13(7):1105-1107.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Australia
Volume:

13
Issue:

7
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:8a5455058d50c80f5c201488b48da51bcd6dc8ed142a528b4fd9fc8c382b3c0b
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15825/cdc_15825_DS1.pdf
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