An outbreak investigation of scrub typhus in Western Province, Solomon Islands, 2014

• Main Authors: Michael Marks (Author), Cynthia Joshua (Author), Jenny Longbottom (Author), Katherine Longbottom (Author), Alison Sio (Author), Elliot Puiahi (Author), Greg Jilini (Author), John Stenos (Author), Tenneth Dalipanda (Author), Jennie Musto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To identify the etiology and risk factors of undifferentiated fever in a cluster of patients in Western Province, Solomon Islands, May 2014. Methods: An outbreak investigation with a case control study was conducted. A case was defined as an inpatient in one hospital in Western Province,...