Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2015 Rickettsia typhi is the causal agent of murine typhus; a worldwide zoonotic and vector-borne infectious disease, commonly associated with the presence of domestic and wild rodents.
Gaspar PENICHE-LARA +3 more
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Reference gene selection and RNA preservation protocol in the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, for gene expression studies [PDF]
, 2016 This work was supported by a Knowledge Transfer Network BBSRC Industrial Case (#414 BB/L502467/1) studentship in association Zoetis Inc.Peer ...
Baird, John +5 more
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Infection Potential of Rickettsia felis via Ingestion [PDF]
, 2019 Rickettsia felis is the etiologic agent of flea-borne spotted fever (FBSF) in humans and a poorly described cause of fever in animals. It is transmitted by its primary arthropod vector and reservoir host, the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.
Schexnayder, Matthew M
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Infection by Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis felis Fleas from North of Colombia
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.
Verónica Contreras +6 more
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Evidence of Bartonella spp., Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in domestic, shelter and stray cat blood and fleas, Portugal. [PDF]
, 2015 Thirty-two fleas were collected from 18 Lisboncats, 29 of which (90.6%) were C. felis, one (3.1%)was C. canis and two (6.3%) were unidentifiable. Only C. felis fleas were infected, six (40.0%)withB. clarridgeiae and six (40.0% ) with R. felis; three(20.0%
Alves, A.S. +5 more
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\u3cem\u3eRickettsia felis\u3c/em\u3e in \u3cem\u3eCtenocephalides felis\u3c/em\u3e from Guatemala and Costa Rica [PDF]
, 2012 Rickettsia felis is an emerging human pathogen associated primarily with the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis. In this study, we investigated the presence of Rickettsia felis in C. felis from Guatemala and Costa Rica.
Abdalla, Gabriela +10 more
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Primer caso humano de Rickettsia felis reportado en Guatemala
ALERTA Revista Científica del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2022 Estimada Editora: La infección por Rickettsia felis (R. felis) es considerada una amenaza para la salud humana. La R. felis, una bacteria gramnegativo considerada como un patógeno emergente que ha sido identificada en numerosos casos humanos a nivel ...
B. López +10 more
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Feline vector-borne pathogens in the north and centre of Portugal [PDF]
, 2013 Background: In recent years, several clinical cases and epidemiological studies of feline vector-borne diseases (FVBD) have been reported worldwide. Nonetheless, information on FVBD agents and their prevalence in Portugal is scarce.
Ana C Silvestre-Ferreira +8 more
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Epidemiological and molecular profile of rickettsiosis in Peruvian border locations
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2017 Objectives. To determine the circulation of Rickettsia in the years 2010 and 2011 in border locations in four regions of Peru and their clinical epidemiological and molecular characteristics. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out
Rosa Palacios-Salvatierra +6 more
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Rickettsia infection in five areas of the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2007 This study investigated rickettsial infection in animals, humans, ticks, and fleas collected in five areas of the state of São Paulo. Eight flea species (Adoratopsylla antiquorum antiquorum, Ctenocephalides felis felis, Polygenis atopus, Polygenis ...
Maurício C Horta +4 more
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