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Murine typhus in Kaukapakapa?

R B Ellis-Pegler1, I P Cooper, M C Croxson

  • 1Infectious Diseases Unit, Auckland Hospital.

The New Zealand Medical Journal
|August 14, 1991
PubMed
Summary

A patient in New Zealand developed fever and rash, with serology indicating acute murine typhus (R typhi). This marks the first non-traveler case reported in the region, highlighting local transmission potential.

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Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Murine typhus, caused by Rickettsia typhi, is typically associated with travel to endemic areas.
  • Fever and maculopapular rash are common symptoms of acute typhus infections.
  • Limited data exists on autochthonous cases of murine typhus in New Zealand.