TY - JOUR AU - Blanton, Lucas AU - Vohra, Rahat AU - Bouyer, Donald AU - Walker, David T1 - Reemergence of Murine Typhus in Galveston, Texas, USA, 2013 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 3 SP - 484 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Twelve patients with murine typhus were identified in Galveston, Texas, USA, in 2013. An isolate from 1 patient was confirmed to be Rickettsia typhi. Reemergence of murine typhus in Galveston emphasizes the importance of vector control and awareness of this disease by physicians and public health officials. KW - Rickettsia typhi KW - rickettsioses KW - murine typhus KW - rats KW - fleas KW - ectoparasites KW - vector-borne KW - vectorborne KW - flea-borne KW - fleaborne KW - Xenopsylla cheopis KW - Galveston KW - Texas KW - vector-borne infections KW - bacteria KW - rickettsia KW - ticks KW - USA DO - 10.3201/eid2103.140716 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/14-0716_article ER - End of Reference