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The First Report on Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides felis), a Zoonotic Haematophagous Insect Infestation in Humans in Bangladesh: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
An 18‐year‐old girl who didn't have any pets but was infested with fleas from a pet‐owning neighbour. Flea‐bite dermatitis caused severe pruritus, urticarial and papulomatous lesions on the neck and arm. Fleas were removed and identified as Ctenocephalides felis, the cat flea.
Shohana NN, Hossain MS, Labony SS, Ali MH, Alim MA, Nandi AK, Anisuzzaman.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Étude de quelques paramètres écologiques de Ctenocephalides felis strongylus (Jordan, 1925) (Siphonaptera : Pulicidae)

Parasite, 2006
Parmi les puces d’intérêt médico-vétérinaire, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché, 1835) est celle qui a été la plus étudiée. Ce taxon comprend deux sous-espèces : Ctenocephalides f. felis et Ctenocephalides felis strongylus (Jordan, 1925) ; seule C. f.
Yao K.P., Ngoran K.E., Franc M.
doaj   +2 more sources

Concurrent Infestation of Buffalo Calves with Ctenocephalides felis strongylus and Piroplasms [PDF]

Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2012
The present report describes four cases of Ctenocephalides felis strongylus infestation in buffalo calves of district Toba Tek Singh, Punjab, Pakistan.
Asif Iqbal, Muhammad Sohail Sajid*, Muhammad Kasib Khan and Zeeshan Furhaad
doaj   +1 more source

Fleas from the Silk Road in Central Asia: identification of Ctenocephalides canis and Ctenocephalides orientis on owned dogs in Uzbekistan using molecular identification and geometric morphometrics

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background The Silk Road connected the East and West for over 1500 years. Countries in Central Asia are valuable in addressing the hypothesis that parasites on domestic animals were introduced along the Silk Road.
Georgiana Deak, Alisher Safarov, Xi Carria Xie, Runting Wang, Andrei Daniel Mihalca, Jan Šlapeta   +5 more
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Study on Ectoparasites of Free-Ranging Domestic Cats (Felidae; Felis catus) and Introducing Trichodectes canis as a New Record Louse in Tehran Urban Parks, Iran

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2023
Free-ranging domestic cats (Felidae, Felis catus) can potentially play host to some life-threatening zoonotic pathogens including ectoparasites such as fleas, ticks, and lice. These ectoparasites are capable of transmitting zoonotic disease.
Amrollah Azarm, Abedin Saghafipour, Saeideh Yousefi, Fatemeh Shahidi, Ali Reza Zahraei-Ramazani   +4 more
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Ctenocephalides felis and Ctenocephalides canis : introgressive hybridization?

Systematic Entomology, 2016
Abstract In the present work, a comparative molecular study of Ctenocephalides felis and Ctenocephalides canis isolated from dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ) from different geographical regions ...
Zurita Carrasco, Antonio, Callejón Fernández, Rocío, Rojas Álvarez, Manuel de, Halajian, Ali, Cutillas Barrios, Cristina   +4 more
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Molecular Identification of Leishmania infantum kDNA in Naturally Infected Dogs and Their Fleas in an Endemic Focus of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iran

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2023
Background: Fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) are considered as highly specialized bloodsucking on mammals such as dogs. The existence of three factors, namely a vast distribution area, different hosts, and digestive system with a specific mecha­nism for ...
Amrollah Azarm, Abdolhossin Dalimi, Mehdi Mohebali, Anita Mohammadiha, Majid Pirestani, Zabihollah Zarei, Alireza Zahraei-Ramazani   +6 more
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Der erste Fallbericht über den Befall von Krankenhauspersonal mit Katzenflöhen (Ctenocephalides felis) im Iran

, 2023
Background: Cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis ) are the most common ectoparasites of domestic cats and dogs worldwide. They can parasitize humans in many regions of the globe.
Azami, M., Amini Rarani, S, Kazeroni, TB, Kazeroni, T. B., Azami, M, Kiani, F, Rarani, S. A., Kiani, F.   +7 more
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Revisiting the sialome of the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis

PLOS ONE, 2023
The hematophagous behaviour emerged independently in several instances during arthropod evolution. Survey of salivary gland and saliva composition and its pharmacological activity led to the conclusion that blood-feeding arthropods evolved a distinct salivary mixture that can interfere with host defensive response, thus facilitating blood acquisition ...
Stephen Lu, Monika Danchenko, Kevin R. Macaluso, José M. C. Ribeiro   +3 more
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Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. XLIV. Fleas (Insecta : Siphonaptera : Pulicidae) collected from 15 carnivore species

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2004
Fleas were collected from 61 wild carnivores belonging to 13 species in various nature reserves and on farms, two feral domestic cats in a nature reserve and a domestic dog in the city of Johannesburg.
I.G. Horak, J.-C. Beaucournu, L.E.O. Braack   +2 more
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