@article{PAR00012713, title = {{N}oneruptive fever revealing murine typhus in a traveler returning from {T}unisia}, author = {{G}astellier, {L}. and {L}anternier, {F}. and {R}envoise, {A}. and {R}iviere, {S}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {L}ortholary, {O}. and {L}ecuit, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}ickettsia species are increasingly being recognized as a cause of infection among returning travelers. {M}urine typhus ({MT}) was mistakenly thought to have disappeared in the 1970s in {T}unisia, yet recent serological data show that {R}ickettsia typhi, the causative agent of {MT}, still circulates in the {T}unisian population. {W}e report here a case of {MT} in a woman returning from {T}unisia and hospitalized in {F}rance. {H}er presentation was nonspecific, with acute noneruptive fever. {D}iagnosis was confirmed by cross-adsorption and immunoblotting. {C}linicians taking care of returning travelers with fever should be aware of {MT}, and know how to diagnose and treat it.}, keywords = {{TUNISIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {T}ravel {M}edicine}, volume = {22}, numero = {1}, pages = {67--69}, ISSN = {1195-1982}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1111/jtm.12154}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00012713}, }