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Fleas of black rats (Rattus rattus) as reservoir host of Bartonella spp. in Chile [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Background Rattus rattus is a widely distributed, invasive species that presents an important role in disease transmission, either directly or through vector arthropods such as fleas.
Lucila Moreno Salas +6 more
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RNA virome of ticks and fleas infesting Marmota himalayana from the Qinghai-Tibet plateau [PDF]
Animal MicrobiomeBackground Ticks and fleas are important vectors and hosts for various emergent human pathogens, such as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, and tick-borne encephalitis virus.
Wentao Zhu +5 more
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EDIS, 1999 This document provides an overview of fleas, including their biology, life cycle, and the health issues they cause. Fleas are small, blood-sucking insects that can infest pets and homes, causing itching and irritation.
P.G. Koehler
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Study on the aggregation patterns of fleas parasitizing the great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) in the Junggar Basin plague natural focus [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground The great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus), whose ectoparasitic fleas significantly influence the transmission and prevalence of plague, was the dominant rodent species in the Junggar Basin in Northwestern China.
Fang Li +11 more
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Flea (Insecta: Siphonaptera) Family Diversity
Diversity, 2023 This overview of extant Siphonaptera lists 19 families with major hosts and their general distribution, estimated numbers of genera, species, and subspecies, with a brief taxonomic and phylogenetic review.
Robert L. Bossard +4 more
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Detection of Bartonella spp. in fleas by MALDI-TOF MS. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has recently emerged in the field of entomology as a promising method for the identification of arthropods and the detection of associated pathogens.An ...
Basma El Hamzaoui +5 more
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First Molecular Evidence of Pathogens in Fleas Collected from Dogs in Northern Vietnam
Pathogens, 2021 Fleas are considered as hosts for a wide range of pathogens that cause emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases worldwide. Data on fleas and flea-borne pathogens (FBPs) in the international literature are limited in Vietnam.
Thom Do +3 more
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Fleas and flea-borne diseases [PDF]
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010 Flea-borne infections are emerging or re-emerging throughout the world, and their incidence is on the rise. Furthermore, their distribution and that of their vectors is shifting and expanding. This publication reviews general flea biology and the distribution of the flea-borne diseases of public health importance throughout the world, their principal ...
Bitam, Idir +4 more
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Arctic Science, 2023 Within the terrestrial Arctic ecosystem at Karrak Lake, Nunavut, Bartonella bacteria (B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii and B. henselae) have been detected in avian nest fleas (Ceratophyllus vagabundus vagabundus) and the blood of Arctic foxes (Vulpes ...
Kayla J. Buhler +4 more
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Flea Infestations on Domestic Animals in Nafusa Mountain Region, North-West Libya
مجلة المختار للعلوم, 2022 Fleas are ectoparasitic pests on domestic animals and act as vectors of many pathogens to humans. Here, we aim to identify the fleas that parasitize on domestic animals and their seasonality in the Nafusa Mountain region (Gharyan, Zintan, and Nalut ...
Waleed Y. M. Aboulqassim +2 more
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