Flea‐Borne Typhus as a COVID‐19 Mimic: A Report of Four Cases
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.Flea‐borne typhus (FBT), due to Rickettsia typhi and R. felis, is an infection causing fever, headache, rash, hepatitis, thrombocytopenia, and diverse organ manifestations. Cough occurs in about 30% of patients with FBT, and chest X‐ray abnormalities are seen in 17%.
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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 ...
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\u3cem\u3eRickettsia felis\u3c/em\u3e in Cat Fleas, \u3cem\u3eCtenocephalides felis\u3c/em\u3e Parasitizing Opossums, San Bernardino County, California [PDF]
, 2012 Los Angeles and Orange Counties are known endemic areas for murine typhus in California; however, no recent reports of flea-borne rickettsioses are known from adjacent San Bernardino County.
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REVISITING ANTHROPOZOONOSES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN. A SINGLE-CENTRE PERSPECTIVE. A SOUTHERN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE [PDF]
, 2017 Zoonoses, often better defined with the term anthropozoonoses, are diseases that can be transmitted to humans either by direct contact with animals or through arthropod vector intervention.
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The future of vector biology and control in the World Health Organization. [PDF]
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Infection and Transmission Determinants of Flea-Borne Rickettsioses [PDF]
, 2022 The genus Rickettsia is comprised of Gram-negative, obligate intracellular bacteria that are spread by hematophagous arthropods. Elucidating the factors conferring rickettsial virulence has perplexed investigators for decades, complicated by the lack of ...
Laukaitis, Hanna J.
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Relationship of parasites and pathogens diversity to rodents in Thailand [PDF]
, 2009 International audienceRodents have proven to be of increasing importance in transmitting diseases to humans in recent decades, through the emergence of worldwide epidemics and, in Thailand, through the emergence of leptospirosis and scrub typhus ...
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Infection Potential of Rickettsia felis via Ingestion [PDF]
, 2019 Rickettsia felis is the etiologic agent of flea-borne spotted fever (FBSF) in humans and a poorly described cause of fever in animals. It is transmitted by its primary arthropod vector and reservoir host, the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.
Schexnayder, Matthew M
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Epidemiology and clinical features of flea-borne rickettsioses
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2017 Murine typhus is a flea-borne rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia typhi. The disease is endemic to tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. It is likely vastly under-recognized as a cause of febrile illness.
Lucas Scott Blanton
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The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part II: Helminths and arthropods. [PDF]
, 2015 Over the last few decades, ecological factors, combined with everchanging landscapes mainly linked to human activities (e.g. encroachment and tourism) have contributed to modifications in the transmission of parasitic diseases from domestic to wildlife ...
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