SCRUB TYPHUS IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA

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Article1 February 1947SCRUB TYPHUS IN DUTCH NEW GUINEAEDWIN N. IRONS, HIRAM E. ARMSTRONGEDWIN N. IRONSSearch for more papers by this author, HIRAM E. ARMSTRONGSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-26-2-201 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the course of jungle operations in the islands of the Southwest Pacific, and in the China-Burma-India Theater, Allied forces encountered scrub typhus (Tsutsugamushi disease) in a variety of geographical conditions and with marked variations in the number and severity of cases and speed with which the outbreaks developed. This is a report on 1255 cases of scrub typhus contracted by U. S. Army personnel between June 18 and October 21, 1944 on Owi and Biak islands, off the coast of Dutch New Guinea. 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BERMAN, M.D., WILLIAM D. KUNDIN, Ph.D. 1 February 1947Volume 26, Issue 2Page: 201-220KeywordsArmed forcesTyphus ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...