Volume 16, Number 3—March 2010
Research
Murine Typhus in Austin, Texas, USA, 2008
Jennifer Adjemian12
, Sharyn Parks1, Kristina McElroy, Jill Campbell, Marina E. Eremeeva, William L. Nicholson, Jennifer McQuiston, and Jeffery Taylor
, Sharyn Parks1, Kristina McElroy, Jill Campbell, Marina E. Eremeeva, William L. Nicholson, Jennifer McQuiston, and Jeffery Taylor
Table 1
Distribution by ZIP code of confirmed human murine typhus case-patients and animals and ectoporasites that were tested for Rickettsia typhi by IFA assay and/or PCR, Austin/Travis County, Texas, USA, August 2008*
| ZIP code | No. human case-patients, n = 33 | Opossum (12/17)† | Raccoon (0/9)† | Rat (0/4)† | Cat (3/17)† | Dog (4/9)† | Flea (0/139)† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78702 | 1 | 1/1 | – | – | – | – | 0/14 |
| 78703 | 12 | 6/7 | 0/5 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/3 | 0/58 |
| 78704 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 78705 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 78722 | 2 | – | – | – | 3/4 | 0/1 | 0/6 |
| 78723 | 1 | 0/2 | – | – | 0/3 | 1/2 | 0/15 |
| 78727 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 78728 | 1 | – | – | – | 0/2 | – | 0/5 |
| 78731 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 78741 | 0 | – | 0/1 | – | – | – | 0/2 |
| 78745 | 0 | – | 0/1 | – | – | – | 0/4 |
| 78746 | 2 | 5/7 | 0/2 | – | 0/2 | 2/2 | 0/31 |
| 78747 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 78748 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/1 | – | 0/2 |
| 78751 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 78757 | 3 | – | – | – | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/2 |
| 78759 | 0 | – | – | – | 0/2 | – | – |
*IFA, immunofluorescent antibody.
†Values are no. positive/no. tested except as indicated.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
2Current affiliation: Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington, DC, USA.
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