Three rickettsioses, Darnley Island, Australia.

ABSTRACT: We report 3 rickettsioses on Darnley Island, Australia, in the Torres Strait. In addition to previously described cases of Flinders Island spotted fever (Rickettsia honei strain "marmionii"), we describe 1 case of Queensland tick typhus (R. australis) and 2 cases of scrub typhus caused by a unique strain (Orientia tsutsugamushi).

SUBMITTER: Unsworth NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2878210 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature