Reynolds Mary G, Krebs John S, Comer James A, Sumner John W, Rushton Thomas C, Lopez Carlos E, Nicholson William L, Rooney Jane A, Lance-Parker Susan E, McQuiston Jennifer H, Paddock Christopher D, Childs James E
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Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Oct;9(10):1341-3. doi: 10.3201/eid0910.030278.
In March 2002, typhus fever was diagnosed in two patients residing in West Virginia and Georgia. Both patients were hospitalized with severe febrile illnesses, and both had been recently exposed to or had physical contact with flying squirrels or flying squirrel nests. Laboratory results indicated infection.
2002年3月,西弗吉尼亚州和佐治亚州的两名患者被诊断出患有斑疹伤寒热。两名患者均因严重发热性疾病住院,且两人近期均接触过或与鼯鼠或鼯鼠窝有过身体接触。实验室结果显示感染。