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      <h2 align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">2005 Indiana Report of Infectious
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<h2 align="center">Typhus Fever (Murine)</h2>
<p>The term typhus fever refers to three different diseases: epidemic, scrub, 
and murine typhus. Epidemic typhus fever is caused by <i>Rickettsia prowazekii</i> 
and is transmitted human to human by the human body louse, Pediculus humanus 
corporis. Scrub typhus, which occurs in Southeast Asia, is caused by <i>
Rickettsia tsutsugamush</i>i and is transmitted to humans by certain mites who 
also serve as the reservoir. Murine typhus occurs in Indiana and is caused by <i>
Rickettsia typhi</i>. </p>
<p>Traditionally, murine typhus has been transmitted from the natural reservoir, 
rats, by the rat flea. Fleas from other animals such as opossums and cats may 
also be involved in the transmission of typhus. Prior to eliminating and 
controlling rats in the United States, murine typhus was frequently reported. 
Now, less than 100 typhus cases are reported per year in the U.S. </p>
<p>There were no reported cases of typhus in Indiana in 2005 and no reported 
cases during the five-year period 2001-2005. </p>
<p>You can learn more about typhus by visiting the following Web site: <br>
<a href="http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybGet.asp?section=dis&obj=rickettsial.htm">
http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybGet.asp?section=dis&amp;obj=rickettsial.htm</a></p>
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