Murine Typhus, Reunion, France, 2011–2013

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Balleydier, Elsa ; Camuset, Guillaume ; Socolovschi, Cristina ; Moiton, Marie-Pierre ; Kuli, Barbara ; Foucher, Aurélie ; Poubeau, Patrice ; Borgherini, Gianandrea ; Wartel, Guillaume ; Audin, Héla ; Raoult, Didier ; Filleul, Laurent ; Parola, Philippe ; Pagès, Fréderic
• Description:
  Murine typhus case was initially identified in Reunion, France, in 2012 in a tourist. Our investigation confirmed 8 autochthonous cases that occurred during January 2011-January 2013 in Reunion. Murine typhus should be considered in local patients and in travelers returning from Reunion who have fevers of unknown origin.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Female Geography, Medical History, 21St Century Humans Male Middle Aged Molecular Typing Rickettsia Typhi Seasons Serotyping Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne/Diagnosis Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne/Epidemiology Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne/History Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(2):316-319.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Historical Article
• Place as Subject:
  France ; Reunion
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:459c18a5dbe48152390657de0c1802c8893bd252eed3ca83a4873178fb9376de
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/27426/cdc_27426_DS1.pdf
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