Abstract
Murine typhus, a fleaborne bacterial disease caused by Rickettsia typhi, has reemerged and spread in the United States. We tested spinosad, an oral flea preventive, in opossum flea reservoirs. Spinosad killed 98% of fleas infesting opossums. Oral preventives could control fleas in host species and curb murine typhus spread to humans.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1193-1196 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Emerging infectious diseases |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2025 |
Keywords
- bacteria
- endemic typhus
- flea-borne typhus
- fleas
- murine typhus
- opossums
- rickettsia
- Rickettsia typhi
- Texas
- United States
- vector control
- vector-borne infections
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases