Murine typhus in a Malaysian village.
A high prevalence of murine typhus was found in the human and rodent populations of Senaling, West Malaysia. In addition to 2 index cases which prompted the investigation, 45% of the humans and 35% of the rodents had IFA titers of 1/50 or greater. Serological studies provided evidence of recent infections in 3 human subjects. In a control group of Malaysian soldiers IFA titers of 1/50 or greater were found in only 13 (5%) of 265 sera tested.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D005423:Siphonaptera; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary