 |  | Fact sheet No 162: Epidemic Louse-Borne Typhus - May 1997 (WHO, 1997, 2 p.) | |
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| | What is Louse-borne typhus? | |
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May 1997
Louse-borne Typhus is the only rickettsial disease which can cause explosive epidemics in humans. In the past, it was associated with wars and human disasters and it is still endemic in the highlands and cold areas of Africa, Asia and Central and South America.
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