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Newly Recognized Pediatric Cases of Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Houston, Texas, USA

Authors :
Timothy Erickson
Juliana da Silva
Melissa S. Nolan
Lucila Marquez
Flor M. Munoz
Kristy O. Murray
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 12, Pp 2068-2071 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017.

Abstract

An increase in typhus group rickettsiosis and an expanding geographic range occurred in Texas, USA, over a decade. Because this illness commonly affects children, we retrospectively examined medical records from 2008–2016 at a large Houston-area pediatric hospital and identified 36 cases. The earliest known cases were diagnosed in 2011.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
23
Issue :
12
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0818761694e04ac8a116c2813aee3715
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2312.170631