Abstract
In October 2001, an outbreak of febrile illness began in the southwest islands group of the Republic of Palau. Through October 2003, a total of 15 southwest islanders experienced fever >39.5°C and abdominal distress, both lasting >7days. Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, was subsequently identified as the cause.
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Durand, A. M., Kuartei, S., Togamae, I., Sengebau, M., Demma, L., Nicholson, W., & O’Leary, M. (2004). Scrub typhus in the Republic of Palau, Micronesia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 10(10), 1838–1840. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1010.040288
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