Scrub Typhus in the Republic of Palau, Micronesia
Open Access
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 10 (10) , 1838-1840
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1010.040288
Abstract
In October 2001, an outbreak of febrile illness began in the southwest islands group of the Republic of Palau. Through October 2003, a total of 15 southwest islanders experienced fever >39.5°C and abdominal distress, both lasting >7days. Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, was subsequently identified as the cause.Keywords
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