Cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis clade ‘Sydney’) are dominant fleas on dogs and cats in New South Wales, Australia: Presence of flea-borne Rickettsia felis, Bartonella spp. but absence of Coxiella burnetii DNA

Cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis clade ‘Sydney’) are dominant fleas on dogs and cats in New South Wales, Australia: Presence of flea-borne Rickettsia felis, Bartonella spp. but absence of Coxiella burnetii DNA

The cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is the most common flea species parasitising both domestic cats and dogs globally. Fleas are known vectors of zoonotic pathogens such as vector-borne Rickettsia spp. and Bartonella spp. and could theoretically transmit Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q...

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Main Authors: Holly Hai Huai Huang, Rosemonde Isabella Power, Karen O. Mathews, Gemma C. Ma, Katrina L. Bosward, Jan Šlapeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Bartonella
Illumina
Co-infection
Real-time PCR
Rickettsia
cox1
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667114X2100039X

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