NR AWAG
AU Le Gac,P.; Arquie,E.
TI The possible part played by Rickettsia orientalis in the etiology of Kuru in New Guinea and Guam island
OT Role possible de rickettsia orientalis dans l'étiologie du Kuru de nouvelle-guinée et de l'ile de Guam
QU Bulletin de la Société de Pathologie Exotique 1963; 56(5): 875-8
PT journal article
AD Following the report of three cases and observations made in Indochina during the military operations 1953-55, the authors put forward an hypothesis on Kuru etiology in New Guinea: this disease (neurologic syndrom with spasmodic paraplegia and amyotrophy of extremities) might be related to a Rickettsia orientalis infection
SP französisch
PO Frankreich