A One Health Perspective on the Resurgence of Flea-Borne Typhus in Texas in the 21st Century: Part 1: The Bacteria, the Cat Flea, Urbanization, and Climate Change
Flea-borne typhus (FBT), due to <i>Rickettsia typhi</i> and <i>R. felis</i>, is an infection typically causing fever, headache, rash, hepatitis, and thrombocytopenia. About one quarter of patients suffer pulmonary, neurologic, hematologic, renal, hepatic, cardiac, ocular or o...
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MDPI AG
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Pathogens |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/2/154 |