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Severe Rickettsia typhi Infections, Costa Rica.


ABSTRACT: Murine typhus is a febrile, fleaborne disease caused by infection with Rickettsia typhi bacteria. Cases can range from mild and nonspecific to fatal. We report 2 cases of murine typhus in Costa Rica, confirming the presence and circulation of R. typhi causing severe disease in the country.

SUBMITTER: Chinchilla D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617344 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Severe Rickettsia typhi Infections, Costa Rica.

Chinchilla Diana D   Sánchez Inés I   Chung Ida I   Gleaton Arlyn N AN   Kato Cecilia Y CY  

Emerging infectious diseases 20231101 11


Murine typhus is a febrile, fleaborne disease caused by infection with Rickettsia typhi bacteria. Cases can range from mild and nonspecific to fatal. We report 2 cases of murine typhus in Costa Rica, confirming the presence and circulation of R. typhi causing severe disease in the country. ...[more]

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