Serologic study of Rickettsia typhi infection among the human population of southern Spain

Endemic or murine typhus (MT) and several spotted fever rickettsioses (SFR) are endemic diseases in the Iberian peninsula. Murine typhus, an acute febrile illness caused by Rickettsia typhi, has been documented in diverse geographic areas, including the Mediterranean, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the United States [1]. In this work, we evaluate the prevalence of past infection due