Delayed correlation between the incidence rate of indigenous murine typhus in humans and the seropositive rate of Rickettsia typhi infection in small mammals in Taiwan from 2007-2019. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 Murine typhus is a flea-borne zoonotic disease with acute febrile illness caused by Rickettsia typhi and is distributed widely throughout the world, particularly in port cities and coastal regions.
Pai-Shan Chiang +6 more
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Seroprevalence of scrub typhus, murine typhus and spotted fever groups in North Korean refugees
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of antibodies against scrub typhus, murine typhus and spotted fever groups among North Korean refugees within 1 year of their arrival in South Korea.
Jun-Sun Park
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Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2019 Background/purpose: The clinical manifestations of scrub typhus, murine typhus and acute Q fever in the elderly are not clear. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study to identify the characteristics of the elderly aged ≥65 years with a comparison ...
Ko Chang, Wei-Ru Lin, Yen-hsu Chen
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2019 Murine typhus is a rarely diagnosed cause of acute febrile illness in Malaysia, and its true disease burden is unknown. We report a case of an acute murine typhus infection in a patient living in a small city in Peninsular Malaysia, presenting with fever,
Muhamad Yazli Yuhana +2 more
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Significance of major international seaports in the distribution of murine typhus in Taiwan
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 BackgroundInternational seaports are hotspots for disease invasion and pathogens can persist in seaports even after ports are abandoned. Transmitted by fleas infected by Rickettsia typhi, murine typhus, a largely neglected and easily misdiagnosed disease,
Chi-Chien Kuo +2 more
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Increased Nucleosomes and Neutrophil Activation Link to Disease Progression in Patients with Scrub Typhus but Not Murine Typhus in Laos [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 Cell-mediated immunity is essential in protection against rickettsial illnesses, but the role of neutrophils in these intracellular vasculotropic infections remains unclear.
Daniel H Paris +2 more
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Murine typhus in Mexico City: report of an imported case [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2019 Murine typhus is endemic in several countries. We herein report an imported case of murine typhus caused by Rickettsia typhi in Mexico City. This is the first report of a case after almost 20 years since the last report.
Sokani Sánchez-Montes +5 more
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A Flea-Borne Mystery: Unraveling Murine Typhus in a Patient with Unexplained Encephalopathy [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case ReportsMurine typhus is a flea-borne rickettsial infection caused by Rickettsia typhi , commonly seen in endemic regions like Southern California and Texas. While it typically presents with fever, rash, and headache, neurological symptoms such as altered mental
Jose Loayza Pintado MD +2 more
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A systematic review of the untreated mortality of murine typhus. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Murine typhus is an acute febrile, flea-borne disease caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi. The disease occurs worldwide but is likely underrecognized due to its non-specific symptoms, causing significant morbidity.
Johannes F Doppler, Paul N Newton
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Clinical Manifestations and Molecular Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus and Murine Typhus, Vietnam, 2015–2017 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 Rickettsioses are endemic to Vietnam; however, only a limited number of clinical studies have been performed on these vectorborne bacteria. We conducted a prospective hospital-based study at 2 national referral hospitals in Hanoi to describe the clinical
Nguyen Vu Trung +13 more
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