| epidemic typhus in the united states associated with flying squirrels. | between july 1977 and january 1980, seven cases of sporadic, nonepidemic "epidemic" typhus (rickettsia prowazekii) were discovered in virginia, west virginia, and north carolina. the reservoir seemed to be the southern flying squirrel (glaucomys volans), an animal indigenous to the eastern united states; however, the vector or mode of acquisition was not evident. diagnosis was established principally through complement fixation, indirect immunofluorescence, and toxin neutralization tests. patien ... | 1981 | 6785459 |
| consequences of delayed diagnosis of rocky mountain spotted fever in children--west virginia, michigan, tennessee, and oklahoma, may-july 2000. | patients with rocky mountain spotted fever (rmsf), a tickborne infection caused by rickettsia rickettsii, respond quickly to tetracycline-class antibiotics (e.g., doxycycline) when therapy is started within the first few days of illness; however, untreated rmsf may result in severe illness and death. persons aged <10 years have the highest age-specific incidence of rmsf. this report summarizes the clinical course and outcome of rmsf in four children from four regions of the united states and und ... | 2000 | 11055741 |