2006•Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesRequires access
Evidence of Infection in Humans with Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis in Catalonia in the Northeast of Spain
María Mercedes Nogueras, Neus Cardeñosa, Isabel Sanfeliú, Tomás Muñoz, B. Font, Ferrán Segura
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Abstract
Murine typhus is a cause of fever of intermediate duration in the south of Spain, where antibodies against Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis were observed in humans. This study presents the first report from the northeast of Spain. Human serum samples were tested by serological test. R. typhi and R. felis seroprevalences were 8.8% and 3.2%, respectively.