Murine typhus in Mexico City

Acuña-Soto, Rodolfo; Calderón-Romero, Leticia; Romero-López, Daniel; Bravo-Lindoro, Amalia Guadalupe

doi:10.1016/s0035-9203(00)90432-2

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“…Murine typhus is not a nationally notifiable disease in the United States and one likely factor may be underdiagnoses/misdiagnoses in non-endemic regions [ 101 ]. A study conducted in Mexico City, Mexico, demonstrated a 15% (207 of 1382 individuals tested) seroprevalence of R. typhi in healthy adult blood donors, suggesting contact with R. typhi vectors and reservoir hosts may be relatively common in portions of North America [ 102 ]. Additionally, 7% (6/90) of Norway rats, R. norvegicus , trapped in an urban setting in Maryland were shown to harbor R. typhi antibodies, providing further evidence that the potential for infection is possibly more widespread than reported [ 103 ].…”

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Suspected and Confirmed Vector-Borne Rickettsioses of North America Associated with Human Diseases

Yoshimizu

Billeter

2018

TropicalMed

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The identification of pathogenic rickettsial agents has expanded over the last two decades. In North America, the majority of human cases are caused by tick-borne rickettsioses but rickettsiae transmitted by lice, fleas, mites and other arthropods are also responsible for clinical disease. Symptoms are generally nonspecific or mimic other infectious diseases; therefore, diagnosis and treatment may be delayed. While infection with most rickettsioses is relatively mild, delayed diagnosis and treatment may lead to increased morbidity and mortality. This review will discuss the ecology, epidemiology and public health importance of suspected and confirmed vector-transmitted Rickettsia species of North America associated with human diseases.

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Suspected and Confirmed Vector-Borne Rickettsioses of North America Associated with Human Diseases

Yoshimizu

Billeter

2018

TropicalMed

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“…Murine typhus can be a self-limiting infection; however, it should be diagnosed and treated because complications and even death can result ( 1 ). In Mexico, particularly in Yucatan State, cases of murine typhus in humans and high prevalence of antibodies in healthy blood donors have been reported ( 2 , 3 ). In 2012, we isolated R. typhi from a human patient in southeastern Mexico by using a simple and effective method, an adaptation of the centrifugation shell vial method to cell culture plates.…”

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Isolation ofRickettsia typhifrom Human, Mexico

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Peniche-Lara³

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Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…To the Editor: Rickettsia typhi is the causal agent of murine typhus, a febrile illness affecting humans worldwide ( 1 ). In Mexico, recent studies demonstrated a 14% prevalence of antibodies against typhus group rickettsiae in healthy adult blood donors in Mexico City, and a recent nonfatal case of endemic typhus was reported in Yucatan ( 2 , 3 ).…”

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