Rickettsia and Bartonella species in fleas from Reunion Island

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 z...

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Main Authors: Constentin Dieme, Philippe Parola, Vanina Guernier, Erwan Lagadec, Gildas Le Minter, Elsa Balleydier, Frederic Pagès, Koussay Dellagi, Pablo Tortosa, Didier Raoult, Cristina Socolovschi
Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Uncategorized
Animals
Bartonella
DNA
Bacterial
Ribosomal Spacer
Flea Infestations
Humans
Mammals
RNA
Ribosomal
16S
23S
Reunion
Rickettsia
Siphonaptera
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Public
Environmental & Occupational Health
Tropical Medicine
SMALL MAMMALS
FELIS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
DIVERSITY
Rattus rattus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30110648
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Summary: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.

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