Rickettsia felis in Xenopsylla cheopis, Java, Indonesia

Rickettsia felis in Xenopsylla cheopis, Java, Indonesia

Rickettsia typhi and R. felis, etiologic agents of murine typhus and fleaborne spotted fever, respectively, were detected in Oriental rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) collected from rodents and shrews in Java, Indonesia. We describe the first evidence of R. felis in Indonesia and naturally occurring R...

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Main Authors: Ju Jiang, Djoko W. Soeatmadji, Katherine M. Henry, Sutanti Ratiwayanto, Michael J. Bangs, Allen L. Richards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia felis
Xenopsylla cheopis
Indonesia
flea-borne spotted fever
murine typhus
Rickettsia typhi
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/8/06-0327_article

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