Molecular detection and identification of Bartonella in the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis felis collected from companion animals in a border area in northeastern Argentina

• Published in: Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports
• Main Authors: Urdapilleta, Mara, Cicuttin, Gabriel Leonardo, de Salvo, María Nazarena, Pech May, Angélica del Rosario, Salomón, Oscar Daniel, Lareschi, Marcela
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: BACTERIA; BARTONELLA CLARRIDGEIAE; BARTONELLOSIS; CAT-SCRATCH-DISEASE; SIPHONAPTERA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3; Argentina; Nordeste; Pasteur; Rosario; Mara; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/124212

Molecular methods were used to detect and identify Bartonella species in the cat fleas Ctenocephalides felis felis from Puerto Iguazú, a border area in northeastern Argentina. The fleas were collected from 12 household animals, 9 dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and 3 cats (Felis silvestris catus) duri...