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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2005-12-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/05-0711_article |
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