Fleas as parasites of the family Canidae
Parasites & Vectors, 2011 Historically, flea-borne diseases are among the most important medical diseases of humans. Plague and murine typhus are known for centuries while the last years brought some new flea-transmitted pathogens, like R. felis and Bartonella henselae.
Pfeffer Martin, Dobler Gerhard
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Genome-wide screen for temperature-regulated genes of the obligate intracellular bacterium, Rickettsia typhi [PDF]
, 2008 Background The ability of rickettsiae to survive in multiple eukaryotic host environments provides a good model for studying pathogen-host molecular interactions.
Sheila M Dreher-Lesnick +3 more
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Fleas of small mammals on Reunion Island: diversity, distribution and epidemiological consequences.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 The diversity and geographical distribution of fleas parasitizing small mammals have been poorly investigated on Indian Ocean islands with the exception of Madagascar where endemic plague has stimulated extensive research on these arthropod vectors.
Vanina Guernier +8 more
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Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid screening of ticks and fleas for spotted fever group rickettsia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The importance of tick and flea-borne rickettsia infections is increasingly recognized worldwide. While increased focus has shifted in recent years to the development of point-of-care diagnostics for various vector-borne diseases in humans and animals ...
Bruce H Noden +4 more
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Two Pathogens and One Disease: Detection and Identification of Flea-Borne Rickettsiae in Areas Endemic for Murine Typhus in California [PDF]
Journal of Medical Entomology, 2012 Results of an environmental assessment conducted in a newly emergent focus of murine typhus in southern California are described. Opossums, Didelphis virginiana Kerr, infested with cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis Buché, in the suburban area were abundant. Animal and flea specimens were tested for the DNA of two flea-borne rickettsiae, Rickettsia typhi
Eremeeva, Marina +12 more
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Vector Control Has a Role to Play in Mitigating the High Incidence of Flea-borne Typhus in Los Angeles County, California [PDF]
Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 2016 Author(s): Wekesa, J. Wakoli; Nelson, Kimberly; Brisco, Angela; Fujioka, Kenn | Abstract: More than 500 human cases of flea-borne typhus have been reported from Los Angeles and Orange Counties over the past 20 years. Only West Nile virus exceeds flea-borne typhus as an important vector-borne disease in these counties.
Wekesa, J. Wakoli +3 more
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Serological differentiation of antibodies against Rickettsia helvetica, R. raoultii, R. slovaca, R. monacensis and R. felis in dogs from Germany by a micro-immunofluorescent antibody test [PDF]
, 2015 Background Spotted Fever Group (SFG) Rickettsiae can cause febrile diseases with or without rash in humans worldwide. In Germany only limited data are available about their medical significance.
Dobler, Gerhard +7 more
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Veterinarski Glasnik, 2002 Fleas as hemeatophagous arthropodes take part in the spreading of certain diseases such as bubonic plague, murine typhus, tick-borne typhus tularaemia, or can be transitory hosts for certain species of cestodes for dogs and cats. Depending on the type of
Dautović Živomir +3 more
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Genetic characterization of flea-derived Bartonella species from native animals in Australia suggests host-parasite co-evolution [PDF]
, 2011 Fleas are important arthropod vectors for a variety of diseases in veterinary and human medicine, and bacteria belonging to the genus Bartonella are among the organisms most commonly transmitted by these ectoparasites.
Adams, P.J. +8 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 BackgroundCurrent knowledge on Rickettsia felis infection in humans is based on sporadic case reports. Here we conducted a retrospective seroepidemiological survey of R.
Wan-Hsiu Yang +4 more
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