CDC researchers warned clinicians March 27 about a potential resurgence of murine typhus, a rare flea-borne disease, according to MedPage Today.  Murine typhus, caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi ...

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Scrub typhus is caused by the bacterium 'Orientia tsutsugamushi', which belongs to the rickettsia family. Severe illness due to the infection can lead to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), ...

A study of more than 32,000 people living in Tamil Nadu, India, suggests scrub typhus infection may affect up to 10% of rural ...

The objective of the investigation was to determine the initial antibiotic administered to children for whom rickettsial infection was considered likely. METHODS: The study population consisted of ...

For the study, blood samples of people who reported fever were collected every six to eight weeks from August 2020 to July ...

A study in Tamil Nadu, India, finds that scrub typhus is a common yet under-recognized cause of fever, affecting up to 10% of ...

Typhus fevers are a group of diseases caused by rickettsia bacteria infection. Typhus is transferred to humans by an infected animal. Typical carriers include fleas, mites, and lice. Although the ...

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