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 2025 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
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