Murine typhus in travelers returning from Indonesia

Emerg Infect Dis. 1998 Oct-Dec;4(4):677-80. doi: 10.3201/eid0404.980423.

Abstract

We report the first three documented cases of murine typhus imported into Europe from Indonesia, discuss clues for the diagnosis of the disease, and urge that murine fever be considered in the diagnosis of febrile disease in travelers.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Indonesia
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Rickettsia typhi / immunology
  • Travel*
  • Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / diagnosis
  • Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / immunology*
  • Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / physiopathology