Molecular evidence for the presence of Rickettsia Felis in the feces of wild-living African apes.

Molecular evidence for the presence of Rickettsia Felis in the feces of wild-living African apes.

Rickettsia felis is a common emerging pathogen detected in mosquitoes in sub-Saharan Africa. We hypothesized that, as with malaria, great apes may be exposed to the infectious bite of infected mosquitoes and release R. felis DNA in their feces.We conducted a study of 17 forest sites in Central Afric...

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Main Authors: Alpha Kabinet Keita, Cristina Socolovschi, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Pavel Ratmanov, Christelle Butel, Ahidjo Ayouba, Bila-Isia Inogwabini, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole, Eric Delaporte, Martine Peeters, Florence Fenollar, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3566102?pdf=render

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