Which group of organism is responsible for transmitting endemic typhus?
The etiologic agent of endemic typhus (murine typhus fever or fleaborne typhus) is Rickettsia typhi, a Gram-negative bacterium and obligate intracellular pathogen. Reservoirs include rats, mice, possibly other mammals, and infected rat fleas. Endemic typhus has a worldwide occurrence.
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