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SUBMITTER: Chinchilla D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617344 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chinchilla Diana D Sánchez Inés I Chung Ida I Gleaton Arlyn N AN Kato Cecilia Y CY
Emerging infectious diseases 20231101 11
Murine typhus is a febrile, fleaborne disease caused by infection with Rickettsia typhi bacteria. Cases can range from mild and nonspecific to fatal. We report 2 cases of murine typhus in Costa Rica, confirming the presence and circulation of R. typhi causing severe disease in the country. ...[more]