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CDC Travelers' Health Information on Typhus Fevers
Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Conrtol and Prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/typhus.htm

Epidemic Louse-Borne Typhus Fever
Information about the only rickettsial disease that causes explosive epidemics in humans. The fever, caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, is transmitted by the human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis).
http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact162.html

Scrub Typhus
Detailed information about this acute, febrile, infectious illness caused by Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by trombiculid mites.
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2710.htm

Typhus Fever (Flea-borne) Fact Sheet
FAQ from the Virginia Department of Health.
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epi/typhusf.htm

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