Contrasting spatial distribution and risk factors for past infection with scrub typhus and murine typhus in Vientiane City, Lao PDR.

• 主要な著者: Julie Vallée (著者), Thaksinaporn Thaojaikong (著者), Catrin E Moore (著者), Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh (著者), Allen L Richards (著者), Marc Souris (著者), Florence Fournet (著者), Gérard Salem (著者), Jean-Paul J Gonzalez (著者), Paul N Newton (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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The aetiological diagnostic of fevers in Laos remains difficult due to limited laboratory diagnostic facilities. However, it has recently become apparent that both scrub and murine typhus are common causes of previous undiagnosed fever. Epidemiological data suggests that scrub typhus would be more c...