Oral Flea Preventive to Control Rickettsia typhi–Infected Fleas on Reservoir Opossums, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2023–2024
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...
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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.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ce67f38dfcfe472c8f413f548996c8ec2025-08-20T03:12:42ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592025-06-013161193119610.3201/eid3106.241817Oral Flea Preventive to Control Rickettsia typhi–Infected Fleas on Reservoir Opossums, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2023–2024Lucas S. BlantonAlejandro Villasante-Tezanos 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. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/6/24-1817_articleRickettsia typhimurine typhusbacteriarickettsiavector-borne infectionsopossums |
| spellingShingle | Lucas S. Blanton Alejandro Villasante-Tezanos Oral Flea Preventive to Control Rickettsia typhi–Infected Fleas on Reservoir Opossums, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2023–2024 Emerging Infectious Diseases Rickettsia typhi murine typhus bacteria rickettsia vector-borne infections opossums |
| title | Oral Flea Preventive to Control Rickettsia typhi–Infected Fleas on Reservoir Opossums, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2023–2024 |
| title_full | Oral Flea Preventive to Control Rickettsia typhi–Infected Fleas on Reservoir Opossums, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2023–2024 |
| title_fullStr | Oral Flea Preventive to Control Rickettsia typhi–Infected Fleas on Reservoir Opossums, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2023–2024 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral Flea Preventive to Control Rickettsia typhi–Infected Fleas on Reservoir Opossums, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2023–2024 |
| title_short | Oral Flea Preventive to Control Rickettsia typhi–Infected Fleas on Reservoir Opossums, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2023–2024 |
| title_sort | oral flea preventive to control rickettsia typhi infected fleas on reservoir opossums galveston texas usa 2023 2024 |
| topic | Rickettsia typhi murine typhus bacteria rickettsia vector-borne infections opossums |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/6/24-1817_article |
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