Domestic dogs are mammalian reservoirs for the emerging zoonosis flea-borne spotted fever, caused by Rickettsia felis. [PDF]
Rickettsia felis is an obligate intracellular bacterium that is being increasingly recognized as an etiological agent of human rickettsial disease globally.
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First report of Rickettsia felis in mosquitoes, USA. [PDF]
First report of Rickettsia felis in mosquitoes, USA Subarna Barua, Md Monirul Hoque, Patrick John Kelly, Anil Poudel, Folasade Adekanmbi, Anwar Kalalah, Yi Yang and Chengming Wang h Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University College of Veterinary ...
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A case of Rickettsia felis infection-induced encephalitis in a pregnant woman [PDF]
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Retraction: Molecular Evidence for the Presence of Rickettsia Felis in the Feces of Wild-living African Apes. [PDF]
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Molecular Evidence of Rickettsia felis in Phereoeca sp.
Rickettsia felis is an obligate intracellular bacterium capable of infecting ticks, fleas, lice, and other arthropods. This bacterium is classified as a member of the Transitional Group (TRG) Rickettsia. It is known the evidence of R.
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Identification of Rickettsia felis DNA in the blood of domestic cats and dogs in the USA. [PDF]
Background The main vector and reservoir host of Rickettsia felis, an emerging human pathogen causing flea-borne spotted fever, is the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis .
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Surveillance of the fleas and flea-borne pathogens infecting cats is important for both human and animal health. Multiple zoonotic Bartonella and Rickettsia species are known to infect the most common flea infesting cats and dogs worldwide ...
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Neurosyphilis complicated with Rickettsia felis infection: one case report and literature review
Objective To report a case of neurosyphilis complicated with Rickettsia felis infection, and summarize the clinical manifestations, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and imaging characteristics.
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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]
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Flea-borne Rickettsia species in fleas, Caldas department, Colombia
Introduction: Rickettsioses are zoonotic diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Rickettsia and transmitted to man by means of arthropod vectors such as ticks, fleas, mites and lice. Historically, Caldas Department has reported a significant
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