Rickettsial Diseases of Military Importance: An Australian Perspective
Abstract The threat of rickettsial diseases to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel is reviewed, focusing on the historical impact and epidemiology of these diseases. Scrub typhus, a mite borne disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi is historically the most important rickettsial disease, and continues to cause morbidity in ADF personnel today. The historical occurrence of tick… Read more »
