Extreme human annoyance caused by Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea)

The authors report a case of human dermal complications by Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea) in a 28 years old woman who dwell in rural area in Mazandaran province, Iran. Furthermore, in the current report clinical manifestations, etiology and different aspects of infestation were discussed ela...

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Published in:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Youssefi, Mohammad Taghi Rahimi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C795
https://doaj.org/article/60368ee8e6d34790a5b013cc43d94999
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Summary:The authors report a case of human dermal complications by Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea) in a 28 years old woman who dwell in rural area in Mazandaran province, Iran. Furthermore, in the current report clinical manifestations, etiology and different aspects of infestation were discussed elaborately. And the importance of controlling fleas was highlighted as well.