Molecular detection and identification of Rickettsia felis in Polygenis (Siphonaptera, Rhopalopsyllidae, Rhopalopsyllinae) associated with cricetid rodents in a rural area from central 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 Science
• Subjects: Bartonella clarridgeiae; Siphonaptera; Bacteria; Bartonellosis; Cat-scratch-disease; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.7; Argentina; Mara; Pasteur; Rosario; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/144074

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...