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Article: Murine typhus with renal involvement in Canary Islands, Spain.(Dispatches)
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- April 1, 2004
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Murine typhus and "murine-typhus-like" disease are reemerging infectious diseases. In Canary Islands (Spain), a rather distinct clinical pattern characterized by higher incidence of complications, especially renal damage (including acute failure and urinalysis abnormalities), is apparent and highly suggestive. It could be related to different strains of Rickettsia typhi or other cross-reactive species.
The Study
Murine or endemic typhus is caused by Rickettsia typhi, formerly R. mooseri (1). Classic murine typhus is a zoonosis maintained in rats (Rattus rattus and Rattus nolwergicus) and transmitted to humans through damaged skin by infected feces from ...