Nonnegligible Seroprevalence and Predictors of Murine Typhus, Japan.

Aita, Tetsuro; Sando, Eiichiro; Katoh, Shungo; Hamaguchi, Sugihiro; Fujita, Hiromi; Kurita, Noriaki

Aita, Tetsuro; Sando, Eiichiro; Katoh, Shungo; Hamaguchi, Sugihiro; Fujita, Hiromi; Kurita, Noriaki.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 29(7): 1438-1442, 2023 07.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37347821

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ABSTRACT

To elucidate the epidemiology of murine typhus, which is infrequently reported in Japan, we conducted a cross-sectional study involving 2,382 residents of rickettsiosis-endemic areas in Honshu Island during August-November 2020. Rickettsia typhi seroprevalence rate was higher than that of Orientia tsutsugamushi, indicating that murine typhus is a neglected disease.

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Japan; Japanese spotted fever; Orientia tsutsugamushi; Rickettsia japonica; Rickettsia typhi; bacteria; cross-sectional studies; flea borne; murine typhus; rickettsia; scrub typhus; seroepidemiological studies; spotted fever group rickettsiosis; typhus; vector-borne infections

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Orientia tsutsugamushi / Scrub Typhus / Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2023 Document type: Article

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