Abstract
Twelve patients with murine typhus were identified in Galveston, Texas, USA, in 2013. An isolate from 1 patient was confirmed to be Rickettsia typhi. Reemergence of murine typhus in Galveston emphasizes the importance of vector control and awareness of this disease by physicians and public health officials.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Animals
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / transmission
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Typing
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Population Surveillance
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Rickettsia typhi / classification
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Rickettsia typhi / genetics
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Serotyping
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Texas / epidemiology
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Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / epidemiology*
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Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / transmission