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skin to infectious flea feces. Although murine typhus usually is a self-limiting febrile illness, life-threatening disease and death can occur. 2 Before World War II, murine typhus was widespread, and approximately 42,000 cases were reported in the United States during 1931 to 1946. 3 Improved rodent-and ectoparasite-control practices have decreased transmission substantially in the United States, and less than 50 cases are reported annually, most often in California, Texas, and Hawaii. 4 Murine typhus is considered endemic on the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Maui, and Oahu. 5 This report also suggests a possible endemic focus on Molokai. The animal reservoir in Hawaii is unknown, but the disease is suspected to involve a rodent-flea cycle. Rodents on Hawaii that have demonstrated antibodies reactive with typhus group rickettsiae include the Polynesian rat (Ra exulans), the black rat (Ra rattus), the Norway rat (Ra norvegicus), and the house mouse (Mus musculus) 6 (Hawaii Department of Health, unpublished data, 2002 to 2003). The Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) also is a possible reservoir. Infection with R typhi is diagnosed typically by using immunofluorescence assay wi

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Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Mosby Inc.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1097-6760)

Published

2004

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)