Renewed Risk for Epidemic Typhus Related to War and Massive Population Displacement, Ukraine.
Emerging infectious diseases(2022)
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.
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Key words
Pediculus humanus,Rickettsia prowazekii,Russia,Ukraine,bacteria,epidemic typhus,typhus,vector-borne infections,war
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