Murine typhus is a flea-borne infectious disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia typhi. It primarily affects humans and is often associated with acute febrile illness. While the disease ...

The disease is also known as “murine” or “endemic” typhus. The most common fleas that transmit flea-borne typhus are the ...

A Texas doctor has tracked a correlation in a significant rise in cases with population growth and warming temperatures.

Fleas are one of the best-known groups of parasitic insect due to their notoriety as pests and their medical and veterinary importance as vectors of disease, such as the plague, myxomatosis and murine ...

Light rail construction and digging in Tel Aviv may have resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of patients with Murine (flea-borne) typhus. Large numbers of rats and mice have emerged from ...