- ABSTRACT.
- INTRODUCTION
- UNDER THE UNDIFFERENTIATED FEBRILE ILLNESS UMBRELLA
- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF MURINE TYPHUS IN LATIN AMERICA
- CLASSIC AND CHANGING ECOLOGY OF MURINE TYPHUS
- CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE OF MURINE TYPHUS IN LATIN AMERICA
- CHALLENGES IN THE RECOGNITION OF MURINE TYPHUS
- A ROAD FORWARD
- CONCLUSION
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Murine Typhus in Latin America: Perspectives of a Once Recognized but Now Neglected Vector-Borne Disease
Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez
Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez
Research Institute, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud - FUCS, Bogotá, Colombia;
Servicios y Asesorías en Infectología - SAI, Bogotá, Colombia;
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Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas;
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Department of Internal Medicine–Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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ABSTRACT.
Murine typhus is an undifferentiated febrile illness. Historically recognized throughout Latin America, it has been seldom reported in recent decades. When clinicians and researchers are attuned, endemic foci have reemerged. The demonstrable seroprevalence in areas devoid of reported cases indicates murine typhus is an underappreciated infectious disease in Latin America.
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Financial support: At the time of this work, Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez was supported by the Fogarty International Center and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number D43 TW010331. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Disclaimer: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Authors’ addresses: Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez, Research Institute, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud - FUCS, Bogotá, Colombia, and Servicios y Asesorías en Infectología - SAI, Bogotá, Colombia. E-mails: afaccini@gmail.com and afaccini@fucsalud.edu.co. David H. Walker, Department of Pathology, University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, E-mail: dwalker@utmb.edu. Lucas S. Blanton, Department of Internal Medicine–Division of Infectious Diseases, University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, E-mail: lsblanto@utmb.edu.
- ABSTRACT.
- INTRODUCTION
- UNDER THE UNDIFFERENTIATED FEBRILE ILLNESS UMBRELLA
- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF MURINE TYPHUS IN LATIN AMERICA
- CLASSIC AND CHANGING ECOLOGY OF MURINE TYPHUS
- CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE OF MURINE TYPHUS IN LATIN AMERICA
- CHALLENGES IN THE RECOGNITION OF MURINE TYPHUS
- A ROAD FORWARD
- CONCLUSION
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