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Flea Burden on Rodents and Its Associated Determinants in Plague‐Endemic Localities of Karatu District, Tanzania: A Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]

Public Health Challenges
Background Fleas infest rodents and other small mammals, serving as vectors for zoonotic diseases such as plague. This study investigates the flea burden on rodents and its associated determinants within the plague‐endemic localities of Karatu district ...
Joshua Reuben Jakoniko, Apia Massawe, Elisa Daniel Mwega, Stella Thadeus Kessy   +3 more
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Genetic structure and gene flow of the flea Xenopsylla cheopis in Madagascar and Mayotte [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background The flea Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) is a vector of plague. Despite this insect’s medical importance, especially in Madagascar where plague is endemic, little is known about the organization of its natural populations.
Mireille Harimalala, Sandra Telfer, Hélène Delatte, Phillip C. Watts, Adélaïde Miarinjara, Tojo Rindra Ramihangihajason, Soanandrasana Rahelinirina, Minoarisoa Rajerison, Sébastien Boyer   +8 more
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An insight into the sialome of the oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis (Rots) [PDF]

BMC Genomics, 2007
Abstract Background The salivary glands of hematophagous animals contain a complex cocktail that interferes with the host hemostasis and inflammation pathways, thus increasing feeding success. Fleas represent a relatively recent group of insects that evolved hematophagy independently of other insect orders.
John F Andersen, Alexander Seifalian, José M C Ribeiro   +2 more
exaly   +7 more sources

Study on the aggregation patterns of fleas parasitizing the great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) in the Junggar Basin plague natural focus [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background 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, Guoyu Zhao, Yu Wang, Shang Zhan, Xine Tang, Tao Luo, Abulimiti Moming, Huiqian Wang, Jianhui Chen, Qiguo Wang, Haiyan Wu, Yujiang Zhang   +11 more
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Ecological and environmental conditions correlate with flea population within human habitations in a plague focus, Mbulu district, Tanzania. [PDF]

PLOS Global Public Health
Plague persistence remains a major health concern in some African countries. Although the role of some flea vectors in their transmission is widely known, the local-scale factors contributing to human plague recurrence are still poorly understood ...
Stella T Kessy, Alfan A Rija
doaj   +2 more sources

Oriental Rat Flea Xenopsylla cheopsis (Rothschild, 1903) (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

EDIS, 2021
The oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothschild, 1903), is a member of the family Pulicidae in the order Siphonaptera. Fleas are highly specialized insects that are demonstrably successful as ectoparasites of birds and mammals (Marquardt, et al ...
Chad L. Cross, Jason L. Williams, Andrea Lucky   +2 more
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Investigating the Status of Contamination With Pulex irritans and Xenopsylla cheopis in Pets, Guard and Stray Dogs in Tabriz, Iran [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Parasitology and Epidemiology Sciences
Introduction: Fleas are the most prevalent ectoparasites indoors and outdoors due to their high reproductive rate, ability to feed on different hosts, and the unpleasant effects of their bites.
Ali Shabestari Asl, Yagoob Garedaghi, Pouya Motameni   +2 more
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Protocol for monitoring Yersinia pestis colonization of the proventriculus in the flea Xenopsylla cheopis using microscopy [PDF]

STAR Protocols
Summary: Colonization of the flea proventriculus is essential for increasing the likelihood of Yersinia pestis transmission. Here, we present a protocol for visualizing Y.
Amélie Dewitte, Elisabeth Werkmeister, Florent Sebbane, Sébastien Bontemps-Gallo   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

POPULATIONS OF THE MAJOR CARRIER RHOMBOMYS OPIMUS, VECTORS OF XENOPSYLLA FLEAS AND THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF YERSINIA PESTIS IN THE CENTRAL ASIAN DESERT NATURAL FOCUS OF PLAGUE

SERIES OF BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL, 2021
In the Central Asia desert natural focus of plague, the major carrier of the Yersinia pestis agent is the great gerbil Rhombomys opimus, and its vectors include fleas of the Xenopsylla genus. Phenotypical and genotypical properties of the R.
B. Atshabar, S.T. Nurtazhin, E.M. Ramankulov, Zaure Sayakova   +3 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

An insight into the draft genome of the Oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis, together with its Wolbachia endosymbiont

BMC Genomics
Background The Oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis, is a main vector of plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Transcriptomic analysis of this insect and the interaction between Yersinia and the flea digestive tract have been the subject of ...
Stephen Lu, David M. Bland, Eric Dahlstrom, Neelam Redekar, Melina Garcia Guizzo, Kent Barbian, B. Joseph Hinnebusch, José M. C. Ribeiro   +7 more
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