Rise in Murine Typhus in Galveston County, Texas, USA, 2018

Murine typhus, an undifferentiated febrile illness caused by Rickettsia typhi, is increasing in prevalence and distribution throughout Texas. In 2018, a total of 40 cases of murine typhus were reported in Galveston County. This increase, unprecedented since the 1940s, highlights the importance of aw...

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Autores principales: Ruiz, Karla, Valcin, Randy, Keiser, Philip, Blanton, Lucas S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7181902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32310080
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.191505
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description Murine typhus, an undifferentiated febrile illness caused by Rickettsia typhi, is increasing in prevalence and distribution throughout Texas. In 2018, a total of 40 cases of murine typhus were reported in Galveston County. This increase, unprecedented since the 1940s, highlights the importance of awareness by physicians and public health officials.
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spelling pubmed-71819022020-05-06 Rise in Murine Typhus in Galveston County, Texas, USA, 2018 Ruiz, Karla Valcin, Randy Keiser, Philip Blanton, Lucas S. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Murine typhus, an undifferentiated febrile illness caused by Rickettsia typhi, is increasing in prevalence and distribution throughout Texas. In 2018, a total of 40 cases of murine typhus were reported in Galveston County. This increase, unprecedented since the 1940s, highlights the importance of awareness by physicians and public health officials. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7181902/ /pubmed/32310080 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.191505 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title_fullStr Rise in Murine Typhus in Galveston County, Texas, USA, 2018
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title_short Rise in Murine Typhus in Galveston County, Texas, USA, 2018
title_sort rise in murine typhus in galveston county, texas, usa, 2018
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7181902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32310080
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