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Murine typhus: endemic Rickettsia in southwest Texas.
- Source :
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Clinical laboratory science : journal of the American Society for Medical Technology [Clin Lab Sci] 2012 Spring; Vol. 25 (2), pp. 81-7. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Murine Typhus is a zoonosis caused by the organism Rickettsia typhi and is transmitted to humans by fleas. It is endemic in several areas of Texas, California and Hawaii where the vector is supported predominantly by rodents in addition to opossums, domestic and feral cats and domestic dogs. We present a typical case in an adult from Corpus Christi, located in one of the four endemic areas in Texas. Included is an overview of the organism's pathogenicity and our host responses, both influencing the milder clinical course seen with this species of Rickettsia.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Ceftriaxone therapeutic use
Disease Reservoirs
Doxycycline therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination
Ectoparasitic Infestations diagnosis
Ectoparasitic Infestations drug therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prednisone therapeutic use
Siphonaptera microbiology
Texas epidemiology
Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne diagnosis
Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne drug therapy
Ectoparasitic Infestations epidemiology
Endemic Diseases
Insect Vectors
Rickettsia typhi pathogenicity
Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0894-959X
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical laboratory science : journal of the American Society for Medical Technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22693777