%0 Journal Article
%T Nonnegligible Seroprevalence and Predictors of Murine Typhus, Japan.
%A Aita T
%A Sando E
%A Katoh S
%A Hamaguchi S
%A Fujita H
%A Kurita N
%J Emerg Infect Dis
%V 29
%N 7
%D 2023 07
%M 37347821
%F 16.126
%R 10.3201/eid2907.230037
%X To elucidate the epidemiology of murine typhus, which is infrequently reported in Japan, we conducted a cross-sectional study involving 2,382 residents of rickettsiosis-endemic areas in Honshu Island during August-November 2020. Rickettsia typhi seroprevalence rate was higher than that of Orientia tsutsugamushi, indicating that murine typhus is a neglected disease.