TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased Seroprevalence of Typhus Group Rickettsiosis, Galveston County, Texas, USA
AU - Blanton, Lucas S.
AU - Caravedo Martinez, Maria A.
AU - Mendell, Nicole
AU - Villasante-Tezanos, Alejandro
AU - Walker, David H.
AU - Bouyer, Donald
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The authors.
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Whether increases in typhus group rickettsiosis in Galveston County, Texas, USA, are caused by increased recognition or true reemergence is unclear. We conducted a serosurvey that demonstrated Rickettsia typhi antibodies increased from 1.2% in 2013 to 7.8% in 2021 (p0.001). These findings support pathogen reemergence rather than enhanced recognition alone.
AB - Whether increases in typhus group rickettsiosis in Galveston County, Texas, USA, are caused by increased recognition or true reemergence is unclear. We conducted a serosurvey that demonstrated Rickettsia typhi antibodies increased from 1.2% in 2013 to 7.8% in 2021 (p0.001). These findings support pathogen reemergence rather than enhanced recognition alone.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid2901.221206
DO - 10.3201/eid2901.221206
M3 - Article
C2 - 36573645
AN - SCOPUS:85144636621
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 29
SP - 212
EP - 214
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 1
ER -