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. 2003 Apr;9(4):480-2.
doi: 10.3201/eid0904.020509.

Scrub typhus in the Torres Strait islands of north Queensland, Australia

Antony G Faa  1 , William J H McBride, Gaynor Garstone, Robert E Thompson, Peter Holt
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Scrub typhus in the Torres Strait islands of north Queensland, Australia

Antony G Faa et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Apr.

Abstract

Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, occurs throughout Southeast Asia. We descript ten cases that occurred in the Torres Strait islands of northern Australia during 2000 and 2001. Preceding heavy rain may have contributed to the outbreak. The successful use of azithromycin in two pediatric patients is also reported.

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Figure 1
Eschar on the breast of a patient with scrub typhus during an outbreak on Darnley Island, Torres Strait.
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Figure 2
Map of Torres Strait islands showing areas of scrub typhus transmission, Darnley and Murray Islands, Torres Strait, 2000–2001.
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