A rickettsial disease (Rickettsia typhi) affecting primarily rats, but sometimes transmitted from rats to humans by fleas and rat lice through their feces. The insects are not affected, and the mortality rate is low in humans less than 50 years old. It is also known as “endemic typhus.”
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
About this entry
Cite this entry
(2008). Murine Typhus. In: Capinera, J.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_4726
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_4726
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-6242-1
Online ISBN: 978-1-4020-6359-6
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life SciencesReference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences