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. 2023 Jul 7;72(27):753-754.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7227a4.

Notes from the Field: Scrub Typhus Outbreak - Los Lagos Region, Chile, January-February 2023

Thomas Weitzel, Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito, Gerardo Acosta-Jamett, Katia Abarca

Notes from the Field: Scrub Typhus Outbreak - Los Lagos Region, Chile, January-February 2023

Thomas Weitzel et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Thomas Weitzel, Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito, Katia Abarca, and Gerardo Acosta-Jamett report institutional support (including equipment and laboratory materials for diagnostic testing), travel support, and honoraria from the National Research and Development Agency of Chile (Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo) and the National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico). No other potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.

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Reported scrub typhus cases by affected population — Los Lagos Region, Chile, January 14–February 14, 2015–2023
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