1998EurosurveillanceOpen access

Is murine typhus re-emerging in Portugal ?

F. Bacellar, I Lencastre, Armindo R. Filipe

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Murine typhus or endemic typhus is an infectious disease, clinically very similar to epidemic typhus, and caused by Rickettsia typhi(sometimes referred to as R. mooseri). Murine typhus was fairly common in Portugal until the 1940s, when several cases diag

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Murine typhus or endemic typhus is an infectious disease, clinically very similar to epidemic typhus, and caused by Rickettsia typhi(sometimes referred to as R. mooseri). Murine typhus was fairly common in Portugal until the 1940s, when several cases diag

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Murine typhus or endemic typhus is an infectious disease, clinically very similar to epidemic typhus, and caused by Rickettsia typhi(sometimes referred to as R. mooseri). Murine typhus was fairly common in Portugal until the 1940s, when several cases diag

Key concepts: Typhus, Rickettsia typhi, Murine typhus, Rickettsia, Virology, Infectious disease (medical specialty), Rickettsiosis, Scrub typhus

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