Murine Typhus in Children, South Texas

Abstract

Children from South Texas were evaluated for immunoglobulin G to Rickettsia typhi, the causative agent of murine typhus. Of 513 children, 8.6% of those 1–5 years of age, 13.3% of those 6–11 years of age, and 13.8% of those 12–17 years of age had positive results.

Keywords

• Seroprevalence
• Rickettsia typhi
• murine typhus
• children
• dispatch
• Texas