title: Evidence of infection in humans with Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis in Catalonia in the Northeast of Spain.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Corporació Parc Taulí, Parc Taulí s/n; Sabadell 08208, Spain. mnogueras@cspt.es
authors.forename: María Mercedes
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nogueras
authors.forename: Neus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cardeñosa
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sanfeliu
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Bernat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Font
authors.forename: Ferran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Segura
mesh_terms: 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