Infection by Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis felis Fleas from North of Colombia [PDF]
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2019 Background: Rickettsia felis is an emergent Rickettsial agent whose main vector is Ctenocephalides felis, but ticks, mites and lice are also infected. We aimed to search for molecular evidence of Rickettsia spp.
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Neglected human Rickettsia felis infection in Taiwan: A retrospective seroepidemiological survey of patients with suspected rickettsioses. [PDF]
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.
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Rickettsia felis meningoencephalitis in a 10-year-old child: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground Rickettsia felis is a zoonotic pathogen belonging to the Rickettsia genus. Infection of children with central nervous system Rickettsia felis is very rare, with only a few cases reported worldwide.
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Rickettsia felis DNA recovered from a child who lived in southern Africa 2000 years ago [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2023 Ancient genomic evidence for Rickettsia felis presence in human remains from 2000 years ago reframes previous hypotheses of R. felis as a novel or emergent pathogen in modern humans.
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Diagnosing Rickettsia felis infection with Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing (mNGS) in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyRickettsia felis, an emerging flea-borne pathogen with global distribution potential, is a neglected cause of undifferentiated febrile illness, although reported human cases remain sparse.
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Molecular detection of Rickettsia felis in dogs, rodents and cat fleas in Zambia [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Flea-borne spotted fever is a zoonosis caused by Rickettsia felis, a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium. The disease has a worldwide distribution including western and eastern sub-Saharan Africa where it is associated with febrile ...
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Rickettsia felis identified in two fatal cases of acute meningoencephalitis. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 BackgroundRickettsia felis has recently emerged worldwide as a cause of human illness. Typically causing mild, undifferentiated fever, it has been implicated in several cases of non-fatal neurological disease in Mexico and Sweden.
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The molecular identity of fleas (Siphonaptera) carrying Rickettsia felis, Bartonella clarridgeiae and Bartonella rochalimae from dogs and cats in Northern Laos [PDF]
Heliyon, 2020 Cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) are the most commonly recognised ectoparasites of domestic pets globally and are frequently implicated in the transmission of a variety of zoonotic vector-borne pathogens.
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Cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis clade ‘Sydney’) are dominant fleas on dogs and cats in New South Wales, Australia: Presence of flea-borne Rickettsia felis, Bartonella spp. but absence of Coxiella burnetii DNA [PDF]
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021 The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is the most common flea species parasitising both domestic cats and dogs globally. Fleas are known vectors of zoonotic pathogens such as vector-borne Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp.
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Seasonal and Gender Differences in Presence of Rickettsia felis and Blood meals Provide Additional Evidence of a Vector Role for Mosquitoes [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2019 Rickettsia felis belongs to spotted fever group Rickettsia and is an emerging human pathogen most commonly transmitted by a range of fleas and ticks. While recent evidence has suggested mosquitoes are infected with R.
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