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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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Lucas S. Blanton, Alejandro Villasante-Tezanos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-06-01
Subjects:	Rickettsia typhi murine typhus bacteria rickettsia vector-borne infections opossums
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/6/24-1817_article