First probable Australian cases of human infection with Rickettsia felis (cat-flea typhus)

作者：Williams Molly; Izzard Leonard; Graves Stephen R^*; Stenos John; Kelly Julian J

来源：Medical Journal of Australia, 2011, 194(1): 41-43.

Human infection with Rickettsia fells has been reported in most parts of the world, and R. fells has recently been confirmed in cat fleas in Western Australia. The clinical presentations of R. typhi and R. fells are similar, and in the past, the incidence of R. fells infection may have been underestimated. We describe the first reported cases of probable human R. fells infection in Australia. Two adults and three children in Victoria contracted a rickettsial disease after exposure to fleas from kittens. Molecular testing of fleas demonstrated the presence of R. fells but not R. typhi. (MJA 2011; 194: 41-43)

• 出版日期2011-1-3