Three Rickettsioses, Darnley Island, Australia

Abstract

We report 3 rickettsioses on Darnley Island, Australia, in the Torres Strait. In addition to previously described cases of Flinders Island spotted fever (Rickettsia honei strain “marmionii”), we describe 1 case of Queensland tick typhus (R. australis) and 2 cases of scrub typhus caused by a unique strain (Orientia tsutsugamushi).

Keywords

• Torres Strait islands
• Queensland tick typhus
• scrub typhus
• Rickettsia australis
• Orientia tsutsugamushi
• dispatch