Murine typhus: endemic Rickettsia in southwest Texas.

Abstract

Murine Typhus is a zoonosis caused by the organism Rickettsia typhi and is transmitted to humans by fleas.

It is endemic in several areas of Texas, California and Hawaii where the vector is supported predominantly by rodents in addition to opossums, domestic and feral cats and domestic dogs.

We present a typical case in an adult from Corpus Christi, located in one of the four endemic areas in Texas. Included is an overview of the organism's pathogenicity and our host responses, both influencing the milder clinical course seen with this species of Rickettsia.

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Subjects

• Animals
• Ceftriaxone
• Disease Reservoirs
• Doxycycline
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Ectoparasitic Infestations
• Endemic Diseases
• Humans
• Insect Vectors
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prednisone
• Rickettsia typhi
• Siphonaptera
• Texas
• Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne

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Authors

• Patty W Liddell
• Mary Jean Sparks

Publication date

2012-06-14

Journal

Journal topics

• Biomedical Technology
• Clinical Laboratory Techniques

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Clinical laboratory science : journal of the American Society for Medical Technology

Baptist College of Health Sciences, Memphis, TN 38104, USA. patty.liddell [at] BCHS.edu

Release reference

Clin Lab Sci. 2012 ;25(2):81-7

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