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Research Project:
VECTOR COMPETENCE AND PROTECTION OF U.S. LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE FROM ARTHROPOD-BORNE DISEASES
Location: Laramie, Wyoming
Title: Serological evidence of typhus group Rickettsia in a homeless population: Houston, Texas
Authors
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Reeves, Will
| | Murray, Kristy - UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | | Meyer, Tamra - UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | | Bull, Lara - UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | | Pascua, Rhia - UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | | Holmes, Kelly - UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | | Loftis, Amanda - PRIVATE CITIZEN |
Submitted to: Journal of Vector Ecology
Publication Type:
Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: April 3, 2008
Publication Date: June 20, 2008
Citation: Reeves, W.K., Murray, K.O., Meyer, T.E., Bull, L.M., Pascua, R.F., Holmes, K.C., Loftis, A.D. 2008. Serological evidence of typhus group Rickettsia in a homeless population: Houston, Texas. Journal of Vector Ecology.33(1):206-208
Interpretive Summary: Sera from 176 homeless people in Houston was tested for antibodies against typhus group rickettsiae. Two had antibodies against epidemic typhus while 17 had antibodies against murine typhus.
Technical Abstract: Sera from 176 homeless people in Houston was tested for antibodies against typhus group rickettsiae (TGR). Sera from 19 homeless people were reactive to TGR antigens by ELISA and IFA. Two people had antibodies against Rickettsia prowazekii (epidemic typhus) and the remaining 17 had antibodies against Rickettsia typhi (murine typhus).
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