In America, there are records of this disease caused by Rickettsia typhi in Mexico since 1928, which, as already mentioned in the introduction, in collaboration with Hermann Mooser, Maximiliano Ruiz Castaneda and Hans Zinsser identify the causative agent of murine typhus or endemic in Mexico (3).
Rickettsia typhi is a common bacteria all over the world, is preferably in warm climates and coastal areas.
Number of animals with titers of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody to
Rickettsia typhi, * among animals tested as part of a murine typhus outbreak investigation, by titer and type of animal--Austin, Travis County, Texas, 2008 Positive Titer of IgG antibody serology to R.
Detection of Rickettsia felis and
Rickettsia typhi in an area of California endemic for murine typhus.
To the Editor: Rickettsia typhi is the causal agent of murine typhus, a febrile illness affecting humans worldwide (1).
Evidence of infection in humans with Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis in Catalonia in the northeast of Spain.
Murine, or endemic, typhus is primarily caused by Rickettsia typhi (typhus group rickettsiae [TGR]) and is usually manifest as a benign disease.
typhi by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IIFA) with the same batch of a commercially available test (Rickettsia typhi Spot IF; Fuller Laboratories, Fullerton, CA, USA.).
Many fleas are capable of transmitting the following pathogens to their hosts: bacteria (e.g.,
Rickettsia typhi, R.
Murine typhus, also known as endemic or flea-borne typhus, is caused by
Rickettsia typhi, a gram-negative, obligate intracellular bacillus.
Because acute Q fever, scrub typhus, and murine typhus (caused by flea-borne
Rickettsia typhi) are the most common rickettsial diseases in Taiwan (3-5), we requested tests for the etiologic agents of the 3 diseases simultaneously in patients who sought treatment, regardless of which disease we suspected on the basis of clinical features.