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

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 earlie...

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Main Authors: Timothy Erickson, Juliana da Silva, Melissa S. Nolan, Lucila Marquez, Flor M. Munoz, Kristy O. Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/12/17-0631_article