Clinical and Epidemiological Studies on Rickettsial Infections in Ethiopia.
Abstract
The evidence continues to suggest overwhelmingly that, in Ethiopia, murine typhus infection is intimately associated with introduced comensal rodents (Rattus rattus and Mus musculus), and their ectoparasites, indoors. Other commensal rodents like Mastomys, Praomys, which are native murines, do not seem to play a role in the absence of Rattus or M. musculus even though they may be common in domiciles and infested with Xenopsylla cheopis, the presumed vector, or with X. bantorum, a species which has also been found naturally infected with R. mooseri in our study. If Rattus or M. musculus co-exist with Praomys, then it (and probably other native murines as well) may become secondarily involved on a limited scale. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA047946
Entities
People
- Charles L. Wisseman Jr.
Organizations
- University of Maryland, Baltimore