Epidemic typhus in a prison in Burundi
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GΓ©rard Bise; Rudi Coninx
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Article
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1997
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Elsevier Science
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English
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The International Committee of the Red Cross investigated an outbreak of fever of unknown origin in Ngozi prison, Burundi, which resulted in a crude mortality rate of 2.61% in January 1996. A definite diagnosis of epidemic typhus caused by Rickettsia prowazekii was established by enzyme-linked immun