Serological evidence of typhus group rickettsia in a homeless population in Houston, Texas

Will K. Reeves; Kristy O. Murray; Tamra E. Meyer; Lara M. Bull; Rhia F. Pascua; Kelly C. Holmes; Amanda D. Loftis

doi:10.3376/1081-1710(2008)33[205:SEOTGR]2.0.CO;2

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Will K. Reeves,¹ Kristy O. Murray,² Tamra E. Meyer,² Lara M. Bull,² Rhia F. Pascua,² Kelly C. Holmes,² Amanda D. Loftis³

¹Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Laramie, WY, 82071, U.S.A
²University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Center for Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Houston, TX, U.S.A
³P.O. Box 1043, Laramie, WY, U.S.A

Abstract

We tested sera from 176 homeless people in Houston for antibodies against typhus group rickettsiae (TGR). Sera from 19 homeless people were reactive to TGR antigens by ELISA and IFA. Two people had antibodies against Rickettsia prowazekii (epidemic typhus) and the remaining 17 had antibodies against Rickettsia typhi (murine typhus).

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Will K. Reeves, Kristy O. Murray, Tamra E. Meyer, Lara M. Bull, Rhia F. Pascua, Kelly C. Holmes, and Amanda D. Loftis "Serological evidence of typhus group rickettsia in a homeless population in Houston, Texas," Journal of Vector Ecology 33(1), 205-207, (1 June 2008). https://doi.org/10.3376/1081-1710(2008)33[205:SEOTGR]2.0.CO;2

Received: 15 January 2008; Accepted: 3 April 2008; Published: 1 June 2008