1. Rickettsia and Bartonella species in fleas from Reunion Island.
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Dieme C, Parola P, Guernier V, Lagadec E, Le Minter G, Balleydier E, Pagès F, Dellagi K, Tortosa P, Raoult D, and Socolovschi C
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- Animals, DNA, Bacterial genetics, DNA, Bacterial isolation & purification, DNA, Ribosomal Spacer genetics, Flea Infestations epidemiology, Flea Infestations veterinary, Humans, Mammals, RNA, Bacterial genetics, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, RNA, Ribosomal, 23S genetics, Reunion epidemiology, Bartonella isolation & purification, Rickettsia isolation & purification, Siphonaptera microbiology
- Abstract
Rickettsia felis, Rickettsia typhi, and Bartonella DNA was detected by molecular tools in 12% of Rattus rattus fleas (Xenopsylla species) collected from Reunion Island. One-third of the infested commensal rodents captured during 1 year carried at least one infected flea. As clinical signs of these zoonoses are non-specific, they are often misdiagnosed., (© The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.)
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- 2015
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