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Rickettsia felis: A Review of Transmission Mechanisms of an Emerging Pathogen [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2017 Kevin Macaluso
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Presence of Rickettsia felis in the Cat Flea from Southwestern Europe
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002 Rickettsia felis, formerly called ELB agent, was identified by using molecular biology techniques in the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis) from southwestern Spain.
Francisco J. Márquez +3 more
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Bartonella infections in fleas (Siphonaptera : Pulicidae) and lack of Bartonellae in ticks (Acari : Ixodidae) from Hungary [PDF]
, 2006 Fleas (95 Pulex irritans, 50 Ctenocephalides felis, 45 Ctenocephalides canis) and ixodid ticks (223 Ixodes ricinus, 231 Dermacentor reticulatus, 204 Haemaphysalis concinna) were collected in Hungary and tested, in assays based on PCR, for Bartonella ...
Tornyai, K. +9 more
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Rickettsia felisin Fleas, France
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008 To the Editor: Rickettsia felis belongs to the spotted fever group of rickettsia. The pathogenic role of this intracellular Proteobacteria in humans has been reported in patients from the United States (Texas) (1), Mexico (2), Germany (3), Brazil, and France (4). R.
Jeremie Gilles +6 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 To the Editor: A spay–neuter (sterilization) program for feral cats from Basseterre, the capital of the Caribbean Island St. Kitts, found that most (45/58; 66%) cats had antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR). The antibodies were detected with Rickettsia rickettsii antigen in a standard microimmunofluorescence assay (1). Titers for 13 (20%
Patrick J. Kelly +9 more
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Candidatus ‘Rickettsia senegalensis’ in cat fleas in Senegal
New Microbes and New Infections, 2015 Epidemiological studies of Rickettsia felis and related bacteria are very important, because the natural cycle of this important infection has not yet been established. The recent emergence of R.
O. Mediannikov +2 more
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Molecular detection of **Rickettsia felis and Candidatus** rickettsia asemboensis in fleas from human habitats, Asembo, Kenya [PDF]
, 2013 : The flea-borne rickettsioses murine typhus (Rickettsia typhi) and flea-borne spotted fever (FBSF) (Rickettsia felis) are febrile diseases distributed among humans worldwide.
Laudisoit, Anne +4 more
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Rickettsia felisin the United Kingdom
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 To the Editor: Rickettsia felis is a bacterium transmitted by the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis), which also acts as a reservoir by means of transovarial transmission (1–3). The distribution of R. felis is potentially as wide as that of its insect host, and to date, its presence has been confirmed in cat flea populations in North and South America ...
Martin J. Kenny +3 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008 Rickettsioses are arthropod-borne diseases caused by parasites from the Order Rickettsiales. The most prevalent rickettsial disease in Brazil is Brazilian Spotted Fever (BSF).
KA Oliveira +8 more
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Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis felis from Five Geographic Regions of Brazil [PDF]
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014 This study evaluated rickettsial infection in 701 Ctenocephalides felis felis fleas that were collected from dogs and cats in 31 municipalities, encompassing all regions and major biomes of Brazil. A total of 268 (38.2%) fleas from 30 municipalities were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive for the rickettsial gltA gene.
Mauricio C, Horta +5 more
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