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 and R. felis seroprevalences were 8.8% and 3.2%, respectively.
Nogueras
María Mercedes
MM
Infectious Diseases Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Corporació Parc Taulí, Parc Taulí s/n; Sabadell 08208, Spain. mnogueras@cspt.es
Cardeñosa
Neus
N
Sanfeliu
Isabel
I
Muñoz
Tomás
T
Font
Bernat
B
Segura
Ferran
F
D017677:Age Distribution; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D041161:Rickettsia felis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012424:Rural Population; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014437:Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population