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A molecular survey of Rickettsia felis in fleas from cats and dogs in Sicily (Southern Italy). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Rickettsia felis, the agent of flea-borne spotted fever, has a cosmopolitan distribution. Its pathogenic role in humans has been demonstrated through molecular and serologic tests in several cases.
Elisabetta Giudice, Simona Di Pietro, Antonio Alaimo, Valeria Blanda, Rossella Lelli, Francesco Francaviglia, Santo Caracappa, Alessandra Torina   +7 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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Epidemiological characteristics of the ectoparasite infestation in domestic dogs in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam

Veterinary Integrative Sciences, 2023
Ectoparasites not only cause pruritus and dermatitis but also play a crucial role in vector-borne disease in domestic dogs. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of ectoparasite infestation and the molecular characteristics of ticks and ...
Tran Nguyen-Ho-Bao -, Minh Anh Thi La, Bang Phi Nguyen, Chuc Thi Nguyen, Tri Minh Nguyen, Tien Ai Lu, Hanh Huu Thi Tran, Hung Nguyen Huu   +7 more
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Large-scale monitoring of imidacloprid susceptibility in the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis [PDF]

, 2010
Although on-animal topical treatment with compounds such as imidacloprid has revolutionized the control of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouche) (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), the development of insecticide resistance is a continuing threat.
Mencke, N., Jacobs, D E, S. WESTON, M. W. DRYDEN, Kansas State University, N. MENCKE, Schroeder, I., Schroeder, I, M. VAUGHN, Payne, P., Dryden, M. W., I. SCHROEDER, Queensland, Australia, Vaughn, M., Denholm, I, California Riverside, Kopp, S., Bond, R, Rothamsted Research, Rust, M. K., Blagburn, B. L., Bond, R., Denholm, I., Kopp, S, P. PAYNE, Vaughn, M, S. KOPP, Jacobs, D. E., B. L. BLAGBURN, Weston, S., Dryden, M W, M. K. RUST, R. BOND, Coleman, G., Mencke, N, Auburn, D. E. JACOBS, Payne, P, I. DENHOLM, Rust, M K, Bayer Corp, G. COLEMAN, Bayer Animal Health, Weston, S, Blagburn, B L, Coleman, G   +45 more
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Ctenocephalides felis Bouche

, 2007
Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché) —cat flea Ex Felis silvestris (catus) (domestic/feral cat): TN, Blount Co., 23 Nov. 1947, D. W. Pfitzer (Pfitzer 1950, Benton 1980, Durden & Kollars 1997). Ex Homo sapiens (human): TN, Blount Co., near Elkmont, 15 Jan. 2005, M. McCaroll. Like the previous species, this flea has a cosmopolitan distribution. Ctenocephalides
Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Ritzi, Christopher M., Beckham, Katy R., Super, Paul E, Oconnor, Barry M.   +5 more
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Out-of-Africa, human-mediated dispersal of the common cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis: the hitchhiker’s guide to world domination

, 2019
The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is the most common parasite of domestic cats and dogs worldwide. Due to the morphological ambiguity of C. felis and a lack of - particularly largescale - phylogenetic data, we do not know whether global C.
Šlapeta, Jan, Kumsa, Bersissa, Halajian, Ali, Lawrence, Andrea L., Webb, Cameron E, Webb, Cameron E., Mihalca, Andrei D., Modrý, David, Mihalca, Andrei D, Clark, Nicholas J., D'Amico, Gianluca, Miret, Jorge, Brown, Graeme, Lawrence, Andrea L, Clark, Nicholas J   +14 more
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Biodiversity of Ticks and Fleas of Dogs in the Western Balkans – Preliminary Examinations

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Veterinary Medicine, 2016
Ticks and fleas infestation is the most common ectoparasitic condition of dogs with worldwide distribution. In period 2011-2013 we performed preliminary study on the biodiversity of ticks and flea of dogs, from the Western Balkan area.
Ivan Pavlovic, Ivan Pavlović, Srdjan Jovčevski, Dragan Rogožarski, Ferenc Csordás, Novalina Mitrović, Irina Mijatovic, Doroteja Marčić, Dragan Ćirković, Milanko Šekler, Marko Ristić   +10 more
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Ctenocephalides canis is the dominant flea species of dogs in the Republic of Korea

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background The status of flea infestation in dogs is an important public health concern because of their cosmopolitan distribution worldwide and the flea-borne disease transmission.
Kyu-Sung Ahn, Shin-Eui Huh, Sang-Woo Seol, Ha-Jung Kim, Kuk-Hyun Suh, SungShik Shin   +5 more
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Bartonella infections in fleas (Siphonaptera : Pulicidae) and lack of Bartonellae in ticks (Acari : Ixodidae) from Hungary

, 2006
Fleas (95 Pulex irritans, 50 Ctenocephalides felis, 45 Ctenocephalides canis) and ixodid ticks (223 Ixodes ricinus, 231 Dermacentor reticulatus, 204 Haemaphysalis concinna) were collected in Hungary and tested, in assays based on PCR, for Bartonella ...
Tornyai, K., Zsuzsa Sréter-Lancz, Sréter, Tamás, Zoltán Széll, Széll, Z., Márialigeti, Károly, Károly Márialigeti, Krisztián Tornyai, Tamás Sréter, Sréter-Lancz, Z.   +9 more
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Improved Detection and Sequencing of Rickettsia spp. DNA in South African Wildlife

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 4, July 2026.
Nested gltA PCR detected Rickettsia spp. DNA in 44% of South African wildlife samples previously negative by RLB, revealing spotted fever, typhus and transitional group lineages, novel host records, co‐infection and multi‐organ dissemination in impala, highlighting complex wildlife involvement and zoonotic risk within a One Health framework.
Carlo Andrea Cossu, Maria Luisa Menandro, Alessandra Mondin, Giorgia Dotto, Raksha Vasantrai Bhoora, Henriette van Heerden   +5 more
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