Renewed Risk for Epidemic Typhus Related to War and Massive Population Displacement, Ukraine

Renewed Risk for Epidemic Typhus Related to War and Massive Population Displacement, Ukraine

Epidemic typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii bacteria and transmitted through body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis), was a major public health threat in Eastern Europe as a consequence of World War II. In 2022, war and the resulting population displacement in Ukraine risks the return of this se...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2022-10, Vol.28 (10), p.2125-2126
Hauptverfasser: Newton, Paul N, Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Tappe, Dennis, Richards, Allen L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Disease
Disease transmission
epidemic typhus
Epidemics
Health aspects
Infections
Laboratories
Lice
Pediculus humanus
Population
Public health
Refugees
Renewed Risk for Epidemic Typhus Related to War and Massive Population Displacement, Ukraine
Research Letter
Rickettsia prowazekii
Risk factors
Russia
Typhus
Ukraine
World War II
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Zusammenfassung:Epidemic typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii bacteria and transmitted through body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis), was a major public health threat in Eastern Europe as a consequence of World War II. In 2022, war and the resulting population displacement in Ukraine risks the return of this serious disease.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2810.220776