From statesman, October 29, 2008...
Recent tests on pets and wild animals in Travis County showed the presence of typhus, indicating that the illness that struck 20 people earlier this year could recur and that people should continue protecting themselves and their pets from fleas, health officials said Tuesday.
Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department officials said they can't predict whether Travis County will see another outbreak of typhus next year like the cases confirmed from March through August. But they said discussions with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that typhus could be establishing itself in a small population of animals in the area.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Number of typhus cases continues to increase
From News 8 Austin, August 29, 2008...
The number of Murine Typhus cases in Travis County has increased.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 16 typhus cases.
There are an additional 12 suspected cases under investigation.
Health officials warn that all ages are susceptible.
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The number of Murine Typhus cases in Travis County has increased.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 16 typhus cases.
There are an additional 12 suspected cases under investigation.
Health officials warn that all ages are susceptible.
Read more...
Monday, August 25, 2008
Typhus outbreak handling draws ire
From statesman, August 22, 2008...
Catherine Best went to Seton Medical Center three times in May with a headache that, she said, hurt worse than natural childbirth. It wasn't until the third visit — when she could barely stand up — that she was admitted with a mystery illness.
Best, 52, said she missed nearly two months of work as an archivist at the University of Texas and didn't know what had made her ill. Neither did her doctor. But after reading an American-Statesman article Aug. 7, they began to wonder.
The story described an outbreak of typhus in Travis County. The illness, more commonly seen in South Texas, is transmitted by fleas from infected rats, opossums and cats and can cause severe headaches, high fevers, nausea and a rash. It has been a rarity in Travis County in recent decades and if untreated, it can be fatal in about 2 to 4 percent of cases.
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Catherine Best went to Seton Medical Center three times in May with a headache that, she said, hurt worse than natural childbirth. It wasn't until the third visit — when she could barely stand up — that she was admitted with a mystery illness.
Best, 52, said she missed nearly two months of work as an archivist at the University of Texas and didn't know what had made her ill. Neither did her doctor. But after reading an American-Statesman article Aug. 7, they began to wonder.
The story described an outbreak of typhus in Travis County. The illness, more commonly seen in South Texas, is transmitted by fleas from infected rats, opossums and cats and can cause severe headaches, high fevers, nausea and a rash. It has been a rarity in Travis County in recent decades and if untreated, it can be fatal in about 2 to 4 percent of cases.
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Typhus cases reported in Central Austin
From statesman.com, August 6, 2008...
The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department is investigating about a dozen cases of possible typhus infection, most of them reported in Central Austin.
The type of typhus found in Texas, murine typhus, is most commonly caused by rats and their fleas, but opossums and cats can also be involved in transmitting the disease, according to the Department of State Health Services Web site. People get it from an infected flea.
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The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department is investigating about a dozen cases of possible typhus infection, most of them reported in Central Austin.
The type of typhus found in Texas, murine typhus, is most commonly caused by rats and their fleas, but opossums and cats can also be involved in transmitting the disease, according to the Department of State Health Services Web site. People get it from an infected flea.
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