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Significance of major international seaports in the distribution of murine typhus in Taiwan.

BACKGROUND:International seaports are hotspots for disease invasion and pathogens can persist in seaports even after ports are abandoned. Transmitted by fleas infected by Rickettsia typhi, murine typhus, a largely neglected and easily misdiagnosed disease, is known to occur primarily in large seapor...

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Main Authors: Chi-Chien Kuo, Nicola Wardrop, Chung-Te Chang, Hsi-Chieh Wang, Peter M Atkinson
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5354449?pdf=render
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