Evidence of Infection in Humans with Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis in Catalonia in the Northeast of Spain

:  Murine typhus is a cause of fever of intermediate duration in the south of Spain, where antibodies against Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis were observed in humans. This study presents the first report from the northeast of Spain. Human serum samples were tested by serological test. R. typhi...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2006-10, Vol.1078 (1), p.159-161
Main Authors: NOGUERAS, MARÍA MERCEDES, CARDEÑOSA, NEUS, SANFELIU, ISABEL, MUÑOZ, TOMÁS, FONT, BERNAT, SEGURA, FERRAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Distribution
epidemiology
Felis
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Humans
murine typhus
Public Health
Rickettsia felis
Rickettsia felis - isolation & purification
Rickettsia typhi
Rickettsia typhi - isolation & purification
Rural Population
Seroepidemiologic Studies
seroprevalence
Spain
Spain - epidemiology
Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne - epidemiology
Urban Population
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Summary::  Murine typhus is a cause of fever of intermediate duration in the south of Spain, where antibodies against Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis were observed in humans. This study presents the first report from the northeast of Spain. Human serum samples were tested by serological test. R. typhi and R. felis seroprevalences were 8.8% and 3.2%, respectively.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1196/annals.1374.028