Kenya typhus
noun
Ke·nya typhus
ˈken-yə-, ˈkēn- 
: a tick-borne rickettsial disease that occurs especially in Kenya and is apparently identical with boutonneuse fever
called also Kenya fever, Kenya tick typhus
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“Kenya typhus.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Kenya%20typhus. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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