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Severe Rickettsia typhi Infections, Costa Rica

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
Murine typhus is a febrile, fleaborne disease caused by infection with Rickettsia typhi bacteria. Cases can range from mild and nonspecific to fatal. We report 2 cases of murine typhus in Costa Rica, confirming the presence and circulation of R.
Diana Chinchilla, Inés Sánchez, Ida Chung, Arlyn N. Gleaton, Cecilia Y. Kato   +4 more
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Bayesian spatial modelling and the significance of agricultural land use to scrub typhus infection in Taiwan [PDF]

, 2013
Scrub typhus is transmitted by the larval stage of trombiculid mites. Environmental factors, including land cover and land use, are known to influence breeding and survival of trombiculid mites and, thus, also the spatial heterogeneity of scrub typhus ...
Pei-Fen Lee, Lee, P., Wang, H., Wardrop, Nicola A., Hsi-Chieh Wang, Archie C. A. Clements, Nicola A. Wardrop, Lee, Pei-Fen, Kuo, Chi-Chien, Peter M. Atkinson, Clements, Archie C. A., Clements, Archie, Wang, Hsi-Chieh, Atkinson, Peter M., Chi-Chien Kuo, Atkinson, P.M.   +15 more
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Diagnosis of Murine Typhus by Serology in Peninsular Malaysia: A Case Report Where Rickettsial Illnesses, Leptospirosis and Dengue Co-Circulate

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,
Yazli Yuhana, Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai, Pimpan Sujariyakul, Piengchan Sonthayanon, Kesinee Chotivanich, Daniel H. Paris, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Stuart D. Blacksell, Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn   +8 more
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Rickettsia typhi infection presenting as severe ARDS

IDCases, 2019
Murine typhus, also known as endemic typhus, is a disease resulting from an infection caused by the gram-negative bacillus Rickettsia typhi. Murine typhus is identified worldwide, predominantly in tropical and subtropical geographic locations ...
Liem T. Tran, Jessica L. Helms, Miguel Sierra-Hoffman, Mark L. Stevens, Rafael Deliz-Aguirre, Mirams T. Castro-Lainez, Rafael J. Deliz   +6 more
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Systematic Surveillance of Rickettsial Diseases in 27 Hospitals from 26 Provinces throughout Vietnam

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
In Vietnam, the public health burden of rickettsial infections continues to be underestimated due to knowledge gaps in the epidemiology of these diseases.
Nguyen Vu Trung, Le Thi Hoi, Tran Mai Hoa, Dang Thi Huong, Ma Thi Huyen, Vuong Quang Tien, Dao Thi Tuyet Mai, Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Nguyen Van Kinh, Christina M. Farris, Allen L. Richards   +10 more
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Rickettsial Illnesses as Important Causes of Febrile Illness in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
We conducted a yearlong prospective study of febrile patients admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Chittagong, Bangladesh, to assess the proportion of patients with rickettsial illnesses and identify the causative pathogens, strain genotypes, and ...
Hugh W. Kingston, Mosharraf Hossain, Stije Leopold, Tippawan Anantatat, Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai, Ipsita Sinha, Katherine Plewes, Richard J. Maude, M.A. Hassan Chowdhury, Sujat Paul, Rabiul Alam Mohammed Erfan Uddin, Mohammed Abu Naser Siddiqui, Abu Shahed Zahed, Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Mohammed Habibur Rahman, Anupam Barua, Mohammed Jasim Uddin, Mohammed Abdus Sattar, Arjen M. Dondorp, Stuart D. Blacksell, Nicholas P.J. Day, Aniruddha Ghose, Amir Hossain, Daniel H. Paris   +23 more
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Acute Febrile Illness and Complications Due to Murine Typhus, Texas, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Murine typhus occurs relatively commonly in southern Texas, as well as in California. We reviewed records of 90 adults and children in whom murine typhus was diagnosed during a 3-year period in 2 hospitals in southern Texas, USA.
Zeeshan Afzal, Sunand Kallumadanda, Feng Wang, Vagish Hemmige, Daniel Musher   +4 more
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Murine typhus confirmatory results in confirmed cases.

, 2023
Murine typhus confirmatory results in confirmed cases.
Imam Megantara (16510320), Siti Rasnawati Mony (16510317), Quirijn de Mast (167198), Herman Kosasih (476294), Susantina Prodjosoewojo (6459659), Shelly Iskandar (15198596), Wulan Mayasari (16510323), Bachti Alisjahbana (270243), Henhen Heryaman (16510326), Silvita Fitri Riswari (11069594), Andre van der Ven (103962)   +10 more
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Yearly incidence of scrub typhus and murine typhus in Laos between 2004 and 2017.

, 2021
Yearly incidence of scrub typhus and murine typhus in Laos between 2004 and 2017.
Ivo Elliott (7819268), Philip L. Bulterys (11330991), Matthew T. Robinson (6997340), Sayaphet Rattanavong (673396), Koukeo Phommasone (452036), Mayfong Mayxay (132900), Stuart D. Blacksell (9740220), Paul N. Newton (132889), Vilada Chansamouth (767553), Daniel M. Parker (8407641), Tamalee Roberts (697222)   +10 more
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A Use of 56-kDa Recombinant Protein of Orientia tsutsugamushi Karp Serotype in Serodiagnosis of Scrub Typhus by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay in Thais

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Scrub typhus is a mite-borne disease caused by a Gram-negative obligately intracellular bacillus, Orientia tsutsugamushi. The disease is endemic in the Asia–Australia–Pacific region, including Thailand.
Phanita Chankate, Thareerat Kalambaheti, Nathamon Kosoltanapiwat, Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai, Stuart D. Blacksell, Narisara Chantratita, Pornsawan Leaungwutiwong   +6 more
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