RESUMEN

Recrudescent Rickettsia prowazekii infection, also known as Brill-Zinsser disease, can manifest decades after untreated primary infection but is rare in contemporary settings. We report the first known case of Brill-Zinsser disease in a patient originally infected with a zoonotic strain of R. prowazekii acquired from flying squirrels.

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Rickettsia prowazekii/aislamiento & purificación , Sciuridae/microbiología , Tifus Epidémico Transmitido por Piojos/diagnóstico , Anciano , Animales , Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/sangre , Humanos , Inmunoglobulina G/sangre , Masculino , Tifus Epidémico Transmitido por Piojos/patología , Estados Unidos , Zoonosis/transmisión