Rickettsia in the regiment.
A case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is described, together with other cases of pyrexia whose occurrence originally gave the impression of a significant outbreak of the disease in a TA regiment after annual training in the USA. The role of the RMO is considered in such circumstances.
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RHQ Royal Wessex Yeomanry, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D012373:Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006113:United Kingdom