title: Murine typhus in Kaukapakapa?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Auckland Hospital.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Ellis-Pegler
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Croxson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000175:diagnosis*