Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides spp. Fleas, Brazil

Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides spp. Fleas, Brazil

In June 2000, suspected cases of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) occurred in Coronel Fabriciano Municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Pooled fleas collected near two fatal cases contained rickettsial DNA. The nucleotide sequence alignment of the 391-bp segment of the 17-kDa protein gene showed tha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Riva P. Oliveira, Márcio A.M. Galvão, Claudio L. Mafra, Chequer B. Chamone, Simone B. Calic, Sergio U. Silva, David H. Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Brazil
Ctenocephalides spp.
flea
Rickettsia felis
spotted fever group rickettsiosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/3/01-0301_article
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Summary:In June 2000, suspected cases of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) occurred in Coronel Fabriciano Municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Pooled fleas collected near two fatal cases contained rickettsial DNA. The nucleotide sequence alignment of the 391-bp segment of the 17-kDa protein gene showed that the products were identical to each other and to the R. felis 17-kDa gene, confirming circulation of R. felis in Brazil.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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