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Meningoencephalitis in Flea-Borne Typhus: A Report of Two Cases and a Review of CNS Complications

Pathogens
Typhus (FBT), caused by Rickettsia typhi, rarely causes neurological disease. Herein, we describe neurological involvement in two cases of FBT. In the first case, an adult presented with persistent fever which deteriorated into status epilepticus. He was
Camille E. Spears, Divya Chandramohan, Melinda B. Tanabe, Nicholas C. Anstead, Emily L. M. Turkily, Lucas S. Blanton, Thelma Akien, Christopher L. Dayton, James C. Saca, Gregory M. Anstead   +9 more
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Caso probable de tifus murino con falla ventilatoria en una adolescente del área urbana de Cali, Colombia

Infectio
El tifus murino es una enfermedad infecciosa de carácter zoonótico causada por Rickettsia typhi . Se presenta el caso de una paciente femenina de 13 años edad, procedente del área urbana de la ciudad de Cali, quien presentó un cuadro febril asociado a ...
Jaime A. Patiño-Niño, Paola M. Pérez-Camacho, Jesús A. Aguirre-Recalde, Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez, Carlos A. Montenegro-Herrera, Marylin Hidalgo   +5 more
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Incidence, molecular characterisation and epidemiology of Oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothschild, 1903) in synanthropic rodent hosts

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Background & objectives: Rodents and arthropod vectors transmit zoonotic pathogens like Yersinia pestis and Rickettsia typhi, posing a threat to both veterinary and public health.
Dimple Mandla, Sukhmanpreet Kaur Brar, Shivani Rara, Neena Singla, Lachhman Das Singla   +4 more
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Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Seasonal Variation of Scrub Typhus Fever in Central Nepal

, 2019
Scrub typhus is a mite-borne acute febrile illness caused by Orientia. tsutsugamushi, a zoonotic bacterial infection common in the region known as the tsutsugamushi triangle.
Rajendra Gautam, Keshab Parajuli, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand   +3 more
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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Associated with Scrub Typhus: Systematic Review and Comparison between Pediatric and Adult Cases

, 2018
Background: Scrub typhus is a mite-borne bacterial infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a potential severe complication.
Tameto Naoi, Mitsuya Morita, Tadataka Kawakami, Shigeru Fujimoto   +3 more
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Mite borne typhus [PDF]

, 1945
This thesis presents the author's observations and experiments on the subject of mite borne typhus. Though this disease has been studied in a number of countries and a considerable volume of literature has resulted, particularly within the last ...
Lucas, Raleigh Barclay
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Case Report Murine Typhus: An Important Consideration for the Nonspecific Febrile Illness

, 2020
Murine typhus is a widely distributed flea-borne infection caused by Rickettsia typhi. Symptoms of murine typhus are nonspecific and mimic a variety of other infectious diseases.
Megan A Berman, Lucas S Blanton, Gurjot Basra   +2 more
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Flea-borne (murine) typhus historical trends [PDF]

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Am J Trop Med Hyg [PDF]

Flea-borne (murine) typhus is a global rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia typhi. Although flea-borne typhus is no longer nationally notifiable, cases are reported for surveillance purposes in a few U.S. states.

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MURINE TYPHUS PRESENTING AS ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS

, 2020
Murine Typhus, once thought to have been eradicated throughout the United States, is on the rise in Texas. Humans are accidental hosts that get infected through a flea bite.
Mederos, Gerardo
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