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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 SciAn 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 +6 more
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Insect and Mice Infestations in Gaza Displacement Camps: A Field-Based Study on Vector-Borne Diseases Amid the 2023-2025 Gaza War. [PDF]
Public Health ChallGRAPHICAL ABSTRACT Conflict‐driven destruction in Gaza has caused water and sanitation collapse, leading to infestations of rodents and insects, escalating public health risks among displaced populations. ABSTRACT The current study investigates the severe environmental and public health impacts resulting from the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip ...
Dardona Z, Boussaa S.
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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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Rickettsiosis Infections in Sarawak: Epidemiological Insights and Public Health Strategies. [PDF]
Can J Infect Dis Med MicrobiolRickettsiosis infections pose a significant public health concern in Sarawak, Malaysia. Despite their importance, these infections remain poorly recognised, under‐researched and inadequately documented within the context of the Sarawak region. This comprehensive evaluation seeks to address this knowledge gap by providing an in‐depth analysis of ...
Abang RAA, Adrus M.
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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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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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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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PLoS ONE, 2016 Due to a resurgence of flea-borne rickettsioses in Orange County, California, we investigated the etiologies of rickettsial infections of Ctenocephalides felis, the predominant fleas species obtained from opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and domestic cats
Alice N Maina +12 more
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Nonnegligible Seroprevalence and Predictors of Murine Typhus, Japan
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 To elucidate the epidemiology of murine typhus, which is infrequently reported in Japan, we conducted a cross-sectional study involving 2,382 residents of rickettsiosis-endemic areas in Honshu Island during August–November 2020.
Tetsuro Aita +5 more
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