Imported scrub typhus in The Netherlands

Klaske Vliegenthart-Jongbloed1, Mariana de Mendonça Melo, Lennert Slobbe

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Havenziekenhuis and Institute for Tropical Diseases, Haringvliet 72, 3011 TG Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Summary

Two travel-acquired scrub typhus cases in the Netherlands lacked typical eschars. This suggests scrub typhus (a zoonotic disease) can occur in urban settings, not just rural areas.