Epidemic typhus imported from Algeria

被引：35

作者：

Niang, M

Brouqui, P

Raoult, D

机构：

[1] Univ Mediterranee, Fac Med, CNRS UPRES A 6020, Unite Rickettsies, F-13385 Marseille, France

[2] Hop Felix Houphouet Boigny, Marseille, France

来源：

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 1999年 / 5卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.3201/eid0505.990515

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

We report epidemic typhus in a French patient returning from Algeria. The diagnosis was confirmed by serologic testing and the isolation of Rickettsia prowazekii in blood. Initially the patient was thought to have typhoid fever. Because body lice are prevalent in industrialized regions, the introduction of typhus to pediculosis-endemic areas poses a serious public health risk.

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