Zoonotic bacteria in fleas parasitizing common voles in Northwest Spain.

We detected Francisella tularensis and Bartonella spp. in fleas parasitizing common voles (Microtus arvalis) from northwestern Spain; mean prevalence was 6.1% for F. tularensis and 51% for Bartonella spp. Contrasted vector–host associations in the prevalence of these bacteria suggest that fleas have...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Rodríguez-Pastor, Ruth, Mougeot, François, Vidal, Mª Dolors, Jado, Isabel, González-Martín-Niño, Rosa María, Escudero, Raquel, Luque-Larena, Juan José
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Microtus arvalis
Online Access:http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/118866
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2507.181646
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Summary:We detected Francisella tularensis and Bartonella spp. in fleas parasitizing common voles (Microtus arvalis) from northwestern Spain; mean prevalence was 6.1% for F. tularensis and 51% for Bartonella spp. Contrasted vector–host associations in the prevalence of these bacteria suggest that fleas have distinct roles in the transmission cycle of each pathogen in nature.

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