Murine typhus in Kaukapakapa?
Ellis-Pegler, R.B.; Cooper, I.P.; Croxson, M.C.
New Zealand Medical Journal 104(917): 333-334
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-8446 PMID: 1876337 Document Number: 386254
We report a patient who had not been outside New Zealand with a fever and maculopapular rash. Serology suggested acute murine typhus due to R typhi. This is the first reported case in New Zealand from a nontraveller.
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