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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Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2017-12-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/12/17-0631_article |