Scrub typhus reemergence in the Maldives

Scrub typhus reemergence in the Maldives

In summer 2002, an outbreak of febrile illness began in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Through April 2003, officials recorded 168 cases with 10 deaths. The Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences in Bangkok confirmed Orientia tsutsugamushi and conducted a joint investigation with the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2003-12, Vol.9 (12), p.1638-1641
Hauptverfasser: Lewis, Michael D, Yousuf, Abdul Azeez, Lerdthusnee, Kriangkrai, Razee, Ahmed, Chandranoi, Kirkvitch, Jones, James W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Humans
Indian Ocean Islands - epidemiology
Maldives
Maldives (Indian ocean islands [Z01.600])
Orientia tsutsugamushi
Orientia tsutsugamushi - growth & development
Orientia tsutsugamushi [B03.440.650.650.650.550]
rickettsia infections [C01.252.400.790.790.790]
Scrub typhus
Scrub Typhus - epidemiology
Scrub Typhus - microbiology
Scrub Typhus - transmission
Scrub typhus [C01.252.400.790.790.850]
Trombiculidae - microbiology
tropical medicine [G02.403.919]
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Zusammenfassung:In summer 2002, an outbreak of febrile illness began in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Through April 2003, officials recorded 168 cases with 10 deaths. The Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences in Bangkok confirmed Orientia tsutsugamushi and conducted a joint investigation with the Ministry of Health, Maldives. These cases of scrub typhus were the first in the Maldives since World War II.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0912.030212