Scrub typhus in the Republic of Palau, Micronesia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Oct, 2004 by A. Mark Durand, Stevenson Kuartei, Ishmael Togamae, Maireng Sengebau, Linda Demma, William Nicholson, Michael O'Leary

Dr. Durand is a public health physician and director of Health Services in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia. He is also on the faculty of the Palau Area Health Education Center.

A. Mark Durand,* Stevenson Kuartei, ([dagger]) Ishmael Togamae, ([dagger]) Maireng Sengebau, ([dagger]) Linda Demma, ([double dagger]) William Nicholson, ([double dagger]) and Michael O'Leary ([double dagger][section])

* Department of Health Services, Yap State, Colonia, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia; ([dagger])Ministry of Health, Koror, Republic of Palau; ([double dagger]) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and ([section]) Pacific Islands Health Officer Association, Agatna, Territory of Guam.