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. 2004 Apr;10(4):740-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid1004.030532.

Murine typhus with renal involvement in Canary Islands, Spain

Michele Hernández Cabrera  1 , Alfonso Angel-Moreno, Evora Santana, Margarita Bolaños, Adela Francès, Martín-Sánchez Martín-Sánchez, Jose Luis Pérez-Arellano
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Murine typhus with renal involvement in Canary Islands, Spain

Michele Hernández Cabrera et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Apr.

Erratum in

  • Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Jul;10(7):1353
  • Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Sep;10(9):1708

Abstract

Murine typhus and "murine-typhus-like" disease are reemerging infectious diseases. In Canary Islands (Spain), a rather distinct clinical pattern characterized by higher incidence of complications, especially renal damage (including acute failure and urinalysis abnormalities), is apparent and highly suggestive. It could be related to different strains of Rickettsia typhi or other cross-reactive species.

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Figure 1
Distribution of cases of murine typhus by season.
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Distribution of cases of murine typhus by geographic area.
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