Cluster of Sylvatic Epidemic Typhus Cases Associated with Flying Squirrels, 2004–2006

Cluster of Sylvatic Epidemic Typhus Cases Associated with Flying Squirrels, 2004–2006

In February 2006, a diagnosis of sylvatic epidemic typhus in a counselor at a wilderness camp in Pennsylvania prompted a retrospective investigation. From January 2004 through January 2006, 3 more cases were identified. All had been counselors at the camp and had experienced febrile illness with mya...

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Main Authors: Alice S. Chapman, David L. Swerdlow, Virginia M. Dato, Alicia D. Anderson, Claire E. Moodie, Chandra Marriott, Brian Amman, Morgan J. Hennessey, Perry Fox, Douglas B. Green, Eric Pegg, William L. Nicholson, Marina E. Eremeeva, Gregory A. Dasch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Sylvatic typhus
epidemic typhus
flying squirrel
Rickettsia prowazekii
rickettsia
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/7/08-1305_article

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