First molecular detection and characterization of zoonotic Bartonella species in fleas infesting domestic animals in Tunisia

First molecular detection and characterization of zoonotic Bartonella species in fleas infesting domestic animals in Tunisia

Abstract Background Bartonellosis is an emerging vector-borne disease caused by different intracellular bacteria of the genus Bartonella (Rhizobiales: Bartonellaceae) that is transmitted primarily by blood-sucking arthropods such as sandflies, ticks and fleas. In Tunisia, there are no data available...

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Main Authors: Saba Zouari, Fatma Khrouf, Youmna M’ghirbi, Ali Bouattour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Bartonella elizabethae
B. henselae
B. clarridgeiae
Ctenocephalides felis
C. canis
Pulex irritans
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2372-5

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