A 2015 outbreak of flea-borne rickettsiosis in San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, California.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 Although flea-borne rickettsiosis is endemic in Los Angeles County, outbreaks are rare. In the spring of 2015 three human cases of flea-borne rickettsiosis among residents of a mobile home community (MHC) prompted an investigation.
Kimberly Nelson +9 more
doaj +2 more sources
Describing fine spatiotemporal dynamics of rat fleas in an insular ecosystem enlightens abiotic drivers of murine typhus incidence in humans. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Murine typhus is a flea-borne zoonotic disease that has been recently reported on Reunion Island, an oceanic volcanic island located in the Indian Ocean.
Annelise Tran +10 more
doaj +2 more sources
Manifestations and Management of Flea-Borne Rickettsioses
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2021 Maria A Caravedo Martinez,1 Alejandro Ramírez-Hernández,2 Lucas S Blanton1 1Department of Internal Medicine – Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; 2Department of Pathology ...
Alejandro Ramírez-Hernández +1 more
exaly +2 more sources
The Conflicting Roles of Vector Control and Animal Control Agencies in Mitigating the Rise of Human Cases of Flea-borne Typhus in Orange County, California [PDF]
Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 2014 Author(s): Cummings, Robert; Krueger, Laura; Nguyen, Kiet; Fogarty, Carrie; Bennett, Stephen; Velten, Robert; Hearst, Michael | Abstract: Flea-borne typhus has emerged as an important vector-borne disease in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, with over 400 human cases having been reported since the mid-1980s. In Orange County alone, 127 human
Cummings, Robert +6 more
openaire +5 more sources
Murine Typhus Infection in Pregnancy: Case Series and Literature Review
Pathogens, 2021 Murine typhus is a flea-borne disease of worldwide distribution with a recent reemergence in the United States of America. There are limited data about the presentation, treatment, and outcomes in the pregnant population. We report on two cases of murine
Melinda B. Tanabe +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Murine Typhus: An Important Consideration for the Nonspecific Febrile Illness [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2012 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.
Gurjot Basra +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
Organ Donor Transmission of Rickettsia typhi to Kidney Transplant Recipients, Texas, USA, 2024 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesMurine typhus, a fleaborne disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia typhi, is found throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. Transmission of R.
Jeffrey C. Jones +13 more
doaj +2 more sources
The Paucity of Typical Pathology: An Autopsy Series of Typhus Group Rickettsiosis-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis [PDF]
PathogensMurine typhus (also called flea-borne or endemic typhus) is an undifferentiated febrile illness caused by the bacterium Rickettsia typhi. The disease, transmitted by rat and cat fleas, is endemic to seaboard regions worldwide. Recently, murine typhus has
Joshua Klinnert +7 more
doaj +2 more sources
Flea-borne Rickettsia species in fleas, Caldas department, Colombia
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020 Introduction: Rickettsioses are zoonotic diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Rickettsia and transmitted to man by means of arthropod vectors such as ticks, fleas, mites and lice. Historically, Caldas Department has reported a significant
Carol B Colonia +9 more
doaj +3 more sources
Molecular and Cellular Probes, 2007 Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis are the etiologic agents of murine typhus and flea-borne spotted fever, respectively. We have constructed two quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays to detect these pathogenic rickettsiae. The qPCR assays were developed utilizing unique sequences of the R. typhi and R.
Ju Jiang +2 more
exaly +3 more sources