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A 16-Year-Old Boy With ARDS and Septic Shock, an Atypical Presentation of Murine Typhus: Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]

Case Reports in Critical Care
Murine typhus is a flea-borne disease caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi that occurs worldwide, but predominantly in endemic areas. The clinical presentation of typhus is often nonspecific, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment.
Pierre H. François, Thalia Leclerc, Manon Jaboyedoff, Onya Opota, Gilbert Greub, Guillaume Maitre, Vivianne Chanez   +6 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 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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The Paucity of Typical Pathology: An Autopsy Series of Typhus Group Rickettsiosis-Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis [PDF]

Pathogens
Murine 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, Vasily Ovechko, Michelle M. Felicella, April McDougal, Sarah E. Muir, Patricia A. Crocquet-Valdes, David H. Walker, Lucas S. Blanton   +7 more
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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
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Outcomes of Hospitalized and Critically Ill Adults with Murine Typhus, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2019–2023 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Murine typhus is a reemerging infectious disease with the potential for severe manifestations. We conducted a retrospective study to examine severe illness in those hospitalized with murine typhus in Galveston, Texas.
Matthew Pickich, Puneet Singh, Efstathia Polychronopoulou, Shawn P. Nishi, Lucas S. Blanton, Alexander G. Duarte   +5 more
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Improved Case Detection of Fleaborne Typhus by PCR Testing, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2022–2024 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Fleaborne typhus (FBT) is reemerging as a significant cause of febrile illness in southern California, USA. We performed enhanced testing on low-titer Rickettsia typhi antibody–positive specimens from patients with FBT-compatible illness reported in Los
Armine Sanosyan, Zuelma A. Contreras, Van Ngo, Michael K. Brown, Nicole M. Green, Lee A. Borenstein, Jill K. Hacker, Will S. Probert, Alexa C. Quintana, Monica P. Haw, Umme-Aiman Halai   +10 more
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Rickettsiosis Infections in Sarawak: Epidemiological Insights and Public Health Strategies. [PDF]

Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol
Rickettsiosis infections pose a significant public health concern in Sarawak, Malaysia. Despite their importance, these infections remain poorly recognised, under‐researched and inadequately documented within the context of the Sarawak region. This comprehensive evaluation seeks to address this knowledge gap by providing an in‐depth analysis of ...
Abang RAA, Adrus M.
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The First Report on Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides felis), a Zoonotic Haematophagous Insect Infestation in Humans in Bangladesh: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
An 18‐year‐old girl who didn't have any pets but was infested with fleas from a pet‐owning neighbour. Flea‐bite dermatitis caused severe pruritus, urticarial and papulomatous lesions on the neck and arm. Fleas were removed and identified as Ctenocephalides felis, the cat flea.
Shohana NN, Hossain MS, Labony SS, Ali MH, Alim MA, Nandi AK, Anisuzzaman.   +6 more
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Bayesian population-based assessment of ascertainment bias in flea-borne typhus surveillance in California, 2011-2019. [PDF]

Med Vet Entomol
Although flea‐borne typhus is historically associated with poorer living conditions, FBT surveillance reporting is associated with greater socioeconomic advantage at the population level. FBT surveillance may be biased towards socioeconomic advantage in its ascertainment of surveillance data.
Yomogida K, Kjemtrup A, Ibrahim M, Contreras Z, Ngo V, Halai UA, Balter S, Feaster M, Zahn M, Shearer E, Sorvillo R, Balanji N, Torres C, Prado B, Porse C, Kramer V, Martínez-López B.   +16 more
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Severe flea-borne typhus complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case report and review of literature

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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