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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 Reports
Murine 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, Jorge Aboytes MD, Cesar Uribe MD   +2 more
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Two Pathogens and One Disease: Detection and Identification of Flea-Borne Rickettsiae in Areas Endemic for Murine Typhus in California [PDF]

Journal of Medical Entomology, 2012
Results of an environmental assessment conducted in a newly emergent focus of murine typhus in southern California are described. Opossums, Didelphis virginiana Kerr, infested with cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis Buché, in the suburban area were abundant. Animal and flea specimens were tested for the DNA of two flea-borne rickettsiae, Rickettsia typhi
Yamitzel Zaldivar, Gregory A Dasch, Renjie Hu   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Severe flea-borne typhus complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report and review of literature [PDF]

IDCases
Flea-borne typhus (FBT), also known as murine typhus, is a zoonotic infection caused by R. typhi with world-wide distribution. In the United States, the infection is uncommon but remains endemic in some areas, including Los Angeles County.
Rolando A. Zamora Gonzalez, Mark S. Mayo, Arthur C. Jeng   +2 more
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Flea-borne Rickettsioses: Ecologic Considerations

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1997
Ecologic and economic factors, as well as changes in human behavior, have resulted in the emergence of new and the reemergence of existing but forgotten infectious diseases during the past 20 years.
Abdu F. Azad, Suzana Radulovic, James A. Higgins, B. H. Noden, Jill M. Troyer   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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, Alice N Maina, Angela Brisco, Chelsea Foo, Curtis Croker, Van Ngo, Rachel Civen, Allen L Richards, Kenn Fujioka, J Wakoli Wekesa   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Murine Typhus: A Review of a Reemerging Flea-Borne Rickettsiosis with Potential for Neurologic Manifestations and Sequalae

Infectious Disease Reports, 2023
Murine typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by Rickettsia typhi, an obligately intracellular Gram-negative coccobacillus. Rats (Rattus species) and their fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) serve as the reservoir and vector of R. typhi, respectively.
Lucas S Blanton, Blanton Lucas S
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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, Lucas S Blanton   +1 more
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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.

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, Shin-Wei Su, Su-Lin Yang, Pei-Yun Shu, Wang-Ping Lee, Shu-Ying Li, Hwa-Jen Teng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modelling the Potential Human Exposure to Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) in Case of Introduction into Reunion Island

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a vector‐borne zoonotic virus and the leading cause of human acute encephalitis in Asia. Continuous human and commercial exchanges between Southeast Asia where JE is endemic and Reunion Island increase the risk of introducing JEV on the island, where putative vectors of JEV such as Culex quinquefasciatus and ...
Héléna Ladreyt, Claire Garros, Nausicaa Habchi-Hanriot, Marlène Dupraz, Thierry Baldet, Véronique Chevalier, Benoit Durand, Jordi Casal   +7 more
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Tick‐borne pathogens, including Crimean‐Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, at livestock markets and slaughterhouses in western Kenya

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 68, Issue 4, Page 2429-2445, July 2021., 2021
Abstract Vectors of emerging infectious diseases have expanded their distributional ranges in recent decades due to increased global travel, trade connectivity and climate change. Transboundary range shifts, arising from the continuous movement of humans and livestock across borders, are of particular disease control concern.
Tatenda Chiuya, Daniel K. Masiga, Laura C. Falzon, Armanda D. S. Bastos, Eric M. Fèvre, Jandouwe Villinger   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source