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Epidemic Typhus

Epidemic Typhus is a bacterial disease caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, transmitted to humans through the feces of infected body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis), distinguished from other louse-borne diseases by its association with overcrowded and unsanitary conditions that facilitate epidemic outbreaks.

242

Publications

10.6K

Citations

751

Authors

238

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

6

Variants

Classic TyphusLouse-borne Typhus

Parents

Publications

242

Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle

Ewen F. Kirkness, Brian J. Haas, Weilin Sun et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 584 citations · Full text

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Ecology of Rickettsia in South America

Marcelo B. Labruna · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 442 citations

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Outbreak of epidemic typhus associated with trench fever in Burundi

Didier Raoult, JB Ndihokubwayo, Hervé Tissot‐Dupont et al. · The Lancet · 1998 · 294 citations

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Microimmunofluorescence test for the serological study of rocky mountain spotted fever and typhus

R N Philip, Elizabeth A. Casper, Richard A. Ormsbee et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1976 · 249 citations · Full text

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The <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i> genome reveals massive proliferation of conjugative type IV secretion system and host–cell interaction genes

Nam‐Hyuk Cho, Hang‐Rae Kim, Jung‐Hee Lee et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2007 · 237 citations · Full text

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Authors

751

  1. DR
    Didier Raoult

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    22 publications · 2.4K citations

    20

    h-index

  2. ES
    Edward S. Murray

    Harvard University, United States

    9 publications · 183 citations

    9

    h-index

  3. JS
    John Snyder

    University of Kentucky, United States

    7 publications · 159 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. DO
    David O. Wood

    University of South Alabama, United States

    6 publications · 413 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. AM
    Aimee M. Tucker

    University of South Alabama, United States

    6 publications · 413 citations

    6

    h-index

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Institutions

238

  1. Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée

    Marseille, France

    14 h-index

    51 publications

    5.1K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    48 publications

    4.5K citations

  3. University of Maryland, Baltimore

    Baltimore, United States

    9 h-index

    30 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. University of South Alabama

    Mobile, United States

    9 h-index

    32 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. Naval Medical Research Command

    Silver Spring, United States

    7 h-index

    29 publications

    873 citations

  6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    7 h-index

    24 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

    Galveston, United States

    6 h-index

    33 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Bethesda, United States

    5 h-index

    20 publications

    2.5K citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 30 publications · 617 citations

    16

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  2. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 11 publications · 517 citations

    11

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  3. 10

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  4. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

    10 publications · 712 citations

    10

    h-index

  5. Journal of Clinical Microbiology

    JCM · 9 publications · 608 citations

    9

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