Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Germany

Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Germany

Among 310 fleas collected from dogs and cats in Germany, Rickettsia felis was detected in all specimens (34) of Archaeopsylla erinacei (hedgehog flea) and in 9% (24/226) of Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea). R. helvetica was detected in 1 Ceratophyllus gallinae (hen flea).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jeremie Gilles, Frank Thomas Just, Cornelia Silaghi, Ingrid Pradel, Lygia Maria Friche Passos, Heidi Lengauer, Klaus Hellmann, Kurt Pfister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia felis
fleas
Germany
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/8/07-1546_article
Description
Summary:Among 310 fleas collected from dogs and cats in Germany, Rickettsia felis was detected in all specimens (34) of Archaeopsylla erinacei (hedgehog flea) and in 9% (24/226) of Ctenocephalides felis felis (cat flea). R. helvetica was detected in 1 Ceratophyllus gallinae (hen flea).
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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