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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]
, 2014 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.
Hearst, Michael +6 more
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 9, Page 966-977, September 2025.Abstract Objectives To inform patient management and disease prevention, we sought to estimate the prevalence of, and identify risk factors for, scrub typhus, murine typhus, and spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) among febrile patients presenting to hospital in Myanmar.
Thomas R. Bowhay +13 more
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Prolonged Fever in Children: An Inpatient Diagnostic Framework for Infections in Australia
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 61, Issue 4, Page 532-539, April 2025.ABSTRACT There are many causes of fever in children, ranging from common and self‐limiting to serious and life threatening. Careful assessment of children with prolonged fever without an obvious or identified source requires detailed history and examination with consideration of infections unique to the specific geographical region and individual ...
Heshani Rupasinghe +3 more
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Detection and characterization of rickettsiae in Western Australia [PDF]
, 2007 The aim of this study was to address the shortfall in current, in-depth knowledge of Western Australian rickettsiae investigating in particular, the role of native and feral animals as reservoir hosts.
Owen, Helen Clare
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An epidemiological and serological study of Rickettsia in Western Australia [PDF]
, 2011 The study was aimed at investigating Western Australian rickettsiae, delving deeper into the epidemiology of a recently described rickettsia, Rickettsia gravesii, and any other rickettsiae lurking in the Western Australian bush. Prior to the discovery of
Abdad, Mohammad
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New Approaches for an Old Disease: Surveillance and Epidemiology of Flea-borne Typhus in California [PDF]
, 2023 Flea-borne typhus (FBT) is a febrile rickettsial disease caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi. In the United States, rats, opossums, and cats act as reservoir hosts of R.
Yomogida, Kyle Shinji
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Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 17, Issue 10, October 2024.New technology is changing how we monitor and control the evolution of pathogens. AI cannot predict the future but it can help us by looking at how laboratory accidents cause pathogen outbreaks. We also discuss potential epidemic origins based on unusual organisms or associations of organisms that have rarely been highlighted or studied.
Antoine Danchin
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2024.Fleas infest rodents and other small mammals, serving as vectors for zoonotic diseases such as plague. Villages in plague foci exhibited higher abundances of fleas in comparison to non‐plague foci villages. Factors such as dry season, farmlands, and rodent characteristics influenced flea abundance on rodents in the study area. ABSTRACT Background Fleas
Joshua Reuben Jakoniko +3 more
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InfectioEl tifus murino es una enfermedad infecciosa de carácter zoonótico causada por Rickettsia typhi . Se presenta el caso de una paciente femenina de 13 años edad, procedente del área urbana de la ciudad de Cali, quien presentó un cuadro febril asociado a ...
Jaime A. Patiño-Niño +5 more
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, 2020 Flea-borne typhus, due to Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis, is an infection causing fever, headache, rash, hepatitis, thrombocytopenia, and diverse organ manifestations.
Gregory M. Anstead
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