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Clinicians Should Be on the Lookout for Murine Typhus, CDC Says

Clinicians Should Be on the Lookout for Murine Typhus, CDC Says

Medpage Today, March 27, 2025

Murine typhus, once largely eradicated in the U.S., is on the rise, warns the CDC. UTMB’s Dr. Lucas Blanton told Medpage he’s seen many cases of murine typhus and patients tell him the headaches associated can be "the worst of one's life." Blanton urged medical professionals to not delay treatment for patients suspected of having the disease.

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Clinicians Should Be on the Lookout for Murine Typhus, CDC Says

Clinicians Should Be on the Lookout for Murine Typhus, CDC Says

Medpage Today, March 27, 2025

Murine typhus, once largely eradicated in the U.S., is on the rise, warns the CDC. UTMB’s Dr. Lucas Blanton told Medpage he’s seen many cases of murine typhus and patients tell him the headaches associated can be "the worst of one's life." Blanton urged medical professionals to not delay treatment for patients suspected of having the disease.

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