A city park as a potential epidemic site of scrub typhus: a case–control study of an outbreak in Guangzhou, China
Abstract Background Scrub typhus is an important public health problem in China, especially in Guangzhou city. Typical outbreaks of scrub typhus have been previously reported in rural areas, affecting mainly farmers. We describe an atypical outbreak of the disease with case fatalities, from a park i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0513-7 |