Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain
We report the first cases of human infection by Rickettsia felis in the Canary Islands. Antibodies against R. felis were found in 5 adsorbed serum samples from 44 patients with clinically suspected rickettsiosis by Western blot serology. Fleas from 1 patient's dog were positive for R. felis by...
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doaj-5dc2a5545d5946599d545176dd7a944c2020-11-25T02:29:17ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592005-12-0111121961196410.3201/eid1112.050711Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, SpainJose-Luis Pérez-ArellanoFlorence FenollarAlfonso Angel-MorenoMargarita BolañosMichele HernándezEvora SantanaMarion Hemmersbach-MillerAntonio-M MartínDidier RaoultWe report the first cases of human infection by Rickettsia felis in the Canary Islands. Antibodies against R. felis were found in 5 adsorbed serum samples from 44 patients with clinically suspected rickettsiosis by Western blot serology. Fleas from 1 patient's dog were positive for R. felis by polymerase chain reaction.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/05-0711_articleRickettsia felishuman infectionfleasWestern-Blot serologyCanary IslandSpain |
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Jose-Luis Pérez-Arellano Florence Fenollar Alfonso Angel-Moreno Margarita Bolaños Michele Hernández Evora Santana Marion Hemmersbach-Miller Antonio-M Martín Didier Raoult |
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Jose-Luis Pérez-Arellano Florence Fenollar Alfonso Angel-Moreno Margarita Bolaños Michele Hernández Evora Santana Marion Hemmersbach-Miller Antonio-M Martín Didier Raoult Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain Emerging Infectious Diseases Rickettsia felis human infection fleas Western-Blot serology Canary Island Spain |
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Jose-Luis Pérez-Arellano Florence Fenollar Alfonso Angel-Moreno Margarita Bolaños Michele Hernández Evora Santana Marion Hemmersbach-Miller Antonio-M Martín Didier Raoult |
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Jose-Luis Pérez-Arellano |
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Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain |
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Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain |
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Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain |
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Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain |
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Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain |
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human rickettsia felis infection, canary islands, spain |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2005-12-01 |
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We report the first cases of human infection by Rickettsia felis in the Canary Islands. Antibodies against R. felis were found in 5 adsorbed serum samples from 44 patients with clinically suspected rickettsiosis by Western blot serology. Fleas from 1 patient's dog were positive for R. felis by polymerase chain reaction. |
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Rickettsia felis human infection fleas Western-Blot serology Canary Island Spain |
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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/05-0711_article |
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