William J.H. McBrideJoshua P. HansonRobert MillerDrew WenckJames Cook University, AustraliaMahidol UniversityTownsville HospitalCairns Base Hospital2018-08-242018-08-242007-01-01Emerging Infectious Diseases. Vol.13, No.11 (2007), 1742-174410806059108060402-s2.0-36248940356https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/25066We report 3 cases of spotted fever group rickettsial infection (presumed Queensland tick typhus) in residents of northern Queensland, Australia, who had unusually severe clinical manifestations. Complications included renal failure, purpura fulminans, and severe pneumonia. Clinical illness caused by Rickettsia australis may not be as benign as previously described.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.3201/eid1311.070099