| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Authors: | P. N. Newton, Fournier, P. - E., Tappe, D., Richards, A. L. |
| Journal: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| Pagination: | 2125-2126 |
| Date Published: | Oct-01-2022 |
| Type of Article: | Research Letter |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040, 1080-6059 |
| Keywords: | bacteria, epidemic typhus, rickettsia prowazekii, Russia, typhus, Ukraine, vector-borne infections, war |
| Abstract: | Epidemic typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii bacteria and transmitted through body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis), was a major public health threat in Eastern Europe as a consequence of World War II. In 2022, war and the resulting population displacement in Ukraine risks the return of this serious disease. |
| URL: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/10/22-0776_article |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid2810.220776 |
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