Rickettsia and Bartonella species in fleas from Reunion Island

• 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; https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Rickettsia_and_Bartonella_species_in_fleas_from_Reunion_Island/20804989

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.