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Article: Rickettsialpox in North Carolina.
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- Travel Medicine Advisor
- Article date:
- August 1, 2002
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Rickettsialpox in North Carolina
Abstracts & Commentary
Synopsis: This study reports the first case of rickettsialpox in southern United States caused by infection with R akari. The North American range for rickettsial disease expands even as newer agents are discovered abroad.
Sources: Krusell A, et al. Rickettsialpox in North Carolina: A case report. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002;8(7):727-728; Kelly D, et al. The past and present threat of rickettsial diseases to military medicine and international public health. Clin Infect Dis. 2002;34(Suppl 4):S145-S169.
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