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Am. J. Trop. Med., s1-29(1), 1949, pp. 71-78
Copyright © 1949 by American Journal of Tropical Medicine

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Typhus Fever in Peru: A Study of Epidemiology by Means of Complement-Fixation

Gustave Freeman1, Fernando Castillo Sologuren2 AND Hugo Espinosa3

An epidemiological study of typhus fever in Peru was made using the complement-fixation reaction with specific classic and murine antigens. Typhus fever in Peru appears to be exclusively classic in type. The complement-fixing titer tends to fall after approximately six months but may be persistent for many years.

The Army is not responsible for the contents or authorship of this paper.


1 Major M.C., A.U.S. Now, 41 Deepdale Parkway, Roslyn Heights, N.Y.


2 Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare of Peru.


3 Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare of Peru.






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