Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon
We detected Rickettsia felis DNA in Ctenocephalides felis and Bartonella quintana DNA in 3 Pulex irritans fleas taken from a pet Cercopithecus cephus monkey in Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first report of B. quintana in the human flea.
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doaj-d60f6c376000407e940a2b7a6eb8a6cb2020-11-24T21:41:31ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592005-11-0111111742174410.3201/eid1111.050861Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in GabonJean-Marc RolainOlivier BourryBernard DavoustDidier RaoultWe detected Rickettsia felis DNA in Ctenocephalides felis and Bartonella quintana DNA in 3 Pulex irritans fleas taken from a pet Cercopithecus cephus monkey in Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first report of B. quintana in the human flea.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/11/05-0861_articleBartonella quintanafleasmonkeyprimatesRickettsia felisGabon |
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Jean-Marc Rolain Olivier Bourry Bernard Davoust Didier Raoult |
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Jean-Marc Rolain Olivier Bourry Bernard Davoust Didier Raoult Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon Emerging Infectious Diseases Bartonella quintana fleas monkey primates Rickettsia felis Gabon |
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Jean-Marc Rolain Olivier Bourry Bernard Davoust Didier Raoult |
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Jean-Marc Rolain |
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Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon |
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Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon |
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Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon |
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Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon |
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Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon |
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bartonella quintana and rickettsia felis in gabon |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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2005-11-01 |
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We detected Rickettsia felis DNA in Ctenocephalides felis and Bartonella quintana DNA in 3 Pulex irritans fleas taken from a pet Cercopithecus cephus monkey in Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first report of B. quintana in the human flea. |
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Bartonella quintana fleas monkey primates Rickettsia felis Gabon |
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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/11/05-0861_article |
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