Scrub Typhus in the Torres Strait Islands of North Queensland, Australia

Scrub Typhus in the Torres Strait Islands of North Queensland, Australia

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 pediatri...

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Main Authors: Antony G. Faa, William J.H. McBride, Gaynor Garstone, Robert E. Thompson, Peter Holt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Australia
azithromycin
climate
Orientia tsutsugamushi
Papua New Guinea
Queensland
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/4/02-0509_article

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