TY - JOUR AU - Blanton, Lucas AU - Caravedo Martinez, Maria AU - Mendell, Nicole AU - Villasante-Tezanos, Alejandro AU - Walker, David AU - Bouyer, Donald T1 - Increased Seroprevalence of Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Galveston County, Texas, USA T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2023 VL - 29 IS - 1 SP - 212 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Whether increases in typhus group rickettsiosis in Galveston County, Texas, USA, are caused by increased recognition or true reemergence is unclear. We conducted a serosurvey that demonstrated Rickettsia typhi antibodies increased from 1.2% in 2013 to 7.8% in 2021 (p<0.001). These findings support pathogen reemergence rather than enhanced recognition alone. KW - Rickettsia KW - bacteria KW - vector-borne infections KW - parasites KW - zoonoses KW - Rickettsia typhi KW - murine typhus KW - endemic typhus KW - flea-borne typhus KW - typhus group rickettsiosis DO - 10.3201/eid2901.221206 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/1/22-1206_article ER - End of Reference