Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain

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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Main Authors: Jose-Luis Pérez-Arellano, Florence Fenollar, Alfonso Angel-Moreno, Margarita Bolaños, Michele Hernández, Evora Santana, Marion Hemmersbach-Miller, Antonio-M Martín, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia felis
human infection
fleas
Western-Blot serology
Canary Island
Spain
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/05-0711_article
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spelling 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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author Jose-Luis Pérez-Arellano
Florence Fenollar
Alfonso Angel-Moreno
Margarita Bolaños
Michele Hernández
Evora Santana
Marion Hemmersbach-Miller
Antonio-M Martín
Didier Raoult
spellingShingle 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
author_facet Jose-Luis Pérez-Arellano
Florence Fenollar
Alfonso Angel-Moreno
Margarita Bolaños
Michele Hernández
Evora Santana
Marion Hemmersbach-Miller
Antonio-M Martín
Didier Raoult
author_sort Jose-Luis Pérez-Arellano
title Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain
title_short Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain
title_full Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain
title_fullStr Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain
title_full_unstemmed Human Rickettsia felis Infection, Canary Islands, Spain
title_sort human rickettsia felis infection, canary islands, spain
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2005-12-01
description 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.
topic Rickettsia felis
human infection
fleas
Western-Blot serology
Canary Island
Spain
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/05-0711_article
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