Murine typhus in two travelers returning from Bali, Indonesia: an underdiagnosed disease

J Travel Med. 2010 Sep-Oct;17(5):356-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00438.x.

Abstract

Two Japanese travelers from Bali were diagnosed with murine typhus in Japan during the same period. Although one had only mild illness, the other experienced liver and kidney dysfunction. Murine typhus may be missed not only in endemic areas around the world, but also in travelers, especially those returning from marine resorts in these areas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Humans
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Minocycline / administration & dosage
  • Rickettsia typhi / isolation & purification*
  • Travel*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / blood
  • Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / diagnosis*
  • Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / drug therapy*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Minocycline