Relapsing Fever in Darjeeling District
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Sir,?I would like to briefly record an outbreak of this disease at Margaret's Hope Tea Estate at an elevation of 5,000 feet. The outbreak was traced to the arrival of the wife of a tea-maker who arrived ill direct from Nepaul. This occurred at the end of May of^this year. The total number of cases were 25, of these 15 recovered, 10 died, 4 cases relapsed once, and 2 cases twice. The Main Symptoms.?Fever beginning in the evening, pain in the back and limbs. Vomiting, diarrhoea, slight jaundice, in profuse sweating at the time of remission, duration of the fever six to eight days. _ These cases occurred in 5 houses, not immediately adjoining having a free air space between each house. Blood slides stained with Leishmann's stain from all cases
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