Table 1
|
DISEASE |
CAUSAL AGENT | ANIMAL RESERVOIR | WEIL-FELIX RESPONSE |
| Louse-borne
Brill's disease |
Rickettsia prowazekii |
--------- |
Negative |
|
European epidemic typhus |
Rickettsia prowazekii |
--------- |
OX-19 |
| Flea-borne
Endemic murine typhus |
Rickettsia typhi |
Wild rodents |
OX-19 |
| Mite-borne
Scrub typhus |
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi |
Wild rodents |
OX-K |
|
Rickettsialpox |
Rickettsia akari |
House mice |
Negative |
| Tick-borne
Rocky Mountain spotted fever |
Rickettsia rickettsii |
Dogs, rodents |
OX-19, OX-2 |
|
North Asian tick typhus |
Rickettsia siberica |
Wild rodents |
OX-19, OX-2 |
|
Fievre boutonneuse |
Rickettsia conorii |
Dogs, rodents |
OX-19, OX-2 |
|
Queensland tick typhus |
Rickettsia australis |
Marsupials, rodents |
OX-19, OX-2 |
|
Q-fever |
Coxiella burnetii |
Cattle, sheep, goats |
Negative |
|
Spotted fever |
Rickettsia rhipicephali |
Dogs |
Unknown |
|
Ehrlichiosis |
Ehrlichia canis |
Dogs |
Negative |
|
Ehrlichiosis |
Ehrlichia chaffeenis |
Dogs |
Negative |
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