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Murine typhus in Kaukapakapa? |
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| Authors: | R B Ellis-Pegler I P Cooper M C Croxson |
| Institution: | Infectious Diseases Unit, Auckland Hospital. |
| Abstract: | We report a patient who had not been outside New Zealand with a fever and maculopapular rash. Serology suggested acute murine typhus due to R typhi. This is the first reported case in New Zealand from a nontraveller. |
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