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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