scholarly journals Detection of Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia typhi in an area of California endemic for murine typhus

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 218-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.E. Karpathy ◽  
E.K. Hayes ◽  
A.M. Williams ◽  
R. Hu ◽  
L. Krueger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Murine Typhus ◽  
Rickettsia Typhi ◽  
Rickettsia Felis

scholarly journals Rickettsia typhi IN RODENTS AND R. felis IN FLEAS IN YUCATÁN AS A POSSIBLE CAUSAL AGENT OF UNDEFINED FEBRILE CASES

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaspar PENICHE-LARA ◽  
Karla DZUL-ROSADO ◽  
Carlos PÉREZ-OSORIO ◽  
Jorge ZAVALA-CASTRO
Keyword(s):  
Rattus Rattus ◽  
Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Causal Agent ◽  
Wild Rodents ◽  
Murine Typhus ◽  
Rickettsia Typhi ◽  
Rickettsia Felis ◽  
Vector Borne ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
First Time

Rickettsia typhi is the causal agent of murine typhus; a worldwide zoonotic and vector-borne infectious disease, commonly associated with the presence of domestic and wild rodents. Human cases of murine typhus in the state of Yucatán are frequent. However, there is no evidence of the presence of Rickettsia typhi in mammals or vectors in Yucatán. The presence of Rickettsia in rodents and their ectoparasites was evaluated in a small municipality of Yucatán using the conventional polymerase chain reaction technique and sequencing. The study only identified the presence of Rickettsia typhi in blood samples obtained from Rattus rattus and it reported, for the first time, the presence of R. felis in the flea Polygenis odiosus collected from Ototylomys phyllotis rodent. Additionally, Rickettsia felis was detected in the ectoparasite Ctenocephalides felis fleas parasitizing the wild rodent Peromyscus yucatanicus. This study’s results contributed to a better knowledge of Rickettsia epidemiology in Yucatán.

Shell-vial culture and real-time PCR applied to Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis detection

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 1747-1754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferran Segura ◽  
Immaculada Pons ◽  
Júlia Pla ◽  
María-Mercedes Nogueras
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Real Time Pcr ◽  
Rickettsia Typhi ◽  
Rickettsia Felis ◽  
Shell Vial

Histopathology and Immunohistologic Demonstration of the Distribution of Rickettsia typhi in Fatal Murine Typhus

1989 ◽  
Vol 91 (6) ◽  
pp. 720-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. Walker ◽  
Francis M. Parks ◽  
Thomas G. Betz ◽  
Jeffery P. Taylor ◽  
Joan W. Muehlberger
Keyword(s):  
Murine Typhus ◽  
Rickettsia Typhi

Seroepidemiological study of Rickettsia felis, Rickettsia typhi, and Rickettsia conorii infection among the population of southern Spain

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 375-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bernabeu-Wittel ◽  
M. D. Toro ◽  
M. M. Nogueras ◽  
M. A. Muniain ◽  
N. Cardeñosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southern Spain ◽  
Rickettsia Conorii ◽  
Rickettsia Typhi ◽  
Rickettsia Felis

scholarly journals Murine Typhus: Clinical and epidemiological aspects

2012 ◽  
pp. 175-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaspar Peniche Lara ◽  
Karla R. Dzul Rosado ◽  
Jorge Ernesto Zavala Velásquez ◽  
Jorge Zavala-Castro
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Intracellular Bacteria ◽  
Murine Typhus ◽  
Rickettsia Typhi ◽  
Specific Antibodies ◽  
Xenopsylla Cheopis ◽  
Organ Specific

Rickettsia typhi is an intracellular bacteria who causes murine typhus. His importance is reflected in the high frequency founding specific antibodies against R. typhi in several worldwide seroepidemiological studies, the seroprevalence ranging between 3-36%. Natural reservoirs of Rickettsia typhi are rats (some species belonging the Rattus Genus) and fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) are his vector. This infection is associated with overcrowding, pollution and poor hygiene. Typically presents fever, headache, rash on trunk and extremities, in some cases may occur organ-specific complications, affecting liver, kidney, lung or brain. Initially the disease is very similar to other diseases, is very common to confuse the murine typhus with Dengue fever, therefore, ignorance of the disease is a factor related to complications or non-specific treatments for the resolution of this infection. This paper presents the most relevant information to consider about the rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia typhi.

Rickettsia typhi (Murine Typhus)

2015 ◽  
pp. 2221-2224.e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas S. Blanton ◽  
J. Stephen Dumler ◽  
David H. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Murine Typhus ◽  
Rickettsia Typhi

scholarly journals Murine typhus mistaken for COVID-19 in a young man

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. e239471
Author(s):  
Hemesh Mahesh Patel
Keyword(s):  
Young Male ◽  
Good Prognosis ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Severe Illness ◽  
Murine Typhus ◽  
Rickettsia Typhi ◽  
Worldwide Distribution ◽  
Delays In Diagnosis

Fever is a widely recognised presenting symptom of COVID-19. Consequently, other febrile illnesses may be difficult to distinguish from COVID-19—leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment. One such illness is murine typhus, a fleaborne illness with worldwide distribution caused by Rickettsia typhi. It often presents with fever, headache and myalgia, all of which have been commonly reported with COVID-19. Although the disease is usually mild with a good prognosis, there have been reports of severe illness and death. I present a case of murine typhus in a young male who had 2 weeks of headaches and daily fevers during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was ultimately tested for murine typhus when his occupation as a dog trainer was queried, and he experienced resolution of symptoms after treatment with doxycycline. During this pandemic, clinicians must be vigilant of other febrile illnesses whose symptoms overlap with COVID-19.

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