Murine Typhus in Child, Yucatan, Mexico

Abstract

A case of murine typhus in Yucatan was diagnosed in a child with nonspecific signs and symptoms. The finding of Rickettsia typhi increases the number of Rickettsia species identified in Yucatan and shows that studies are needed to determine the prevalence and incidence of rickettsioses in Mexico.

Keywords

• Rickettsia
• Rickettsia typhi
• human cases
• diagnosis
• murine typhus
• Mexico