Rickettsia typhi infection in a clinically-ill dog from Houston, Texas
Juhasz, N. B., Wilson, J. M., Haney, K. N., Clark, M. H., Davenport, A. C., Breitschwerdt, E. B., & Qurollo, B. A. (2022, September 11). Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports, Vol. 10.
author keywords: Dog; Rickettsia typhi; Murine typhus; North America
MeSH headings : Animals; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dogs; Doxycycline / therapeutic use; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Rickettsia typhi; Texas; Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / diagnosis; Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / drug therapy; Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne / veterinary
topics (OpenAlex): Vector-borne infectious diseases; Rabies epidemiology and control; Viral Infections and Vectors
TL;DR:
In 2020, Rickettsia typhi was diagnosed in a dog from Houston, Texas, USA based upon R. typhi IFA seroreactivity in both acute and convalescent sera, and PCR with DNA sequencing of 4 different gene regions, all of which were 100% identical to R. Typhi.
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