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Typhus Infections During World War One
During world war one, typhus infected between 20 and 30 million people. It was this huge epidemic in russia that inspired many to start working on a typhus vaccine. Doctor rudolph wegel made great strides with developing a vaccine for typhus. But he faced a problem common to any one researching typhus or other roquezial disease. Riquetie were notoriously difficult to maintain in culture in lab settings. And it was hard to get enough material to make the vaccine.