Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jean-Marc Rolain, Olivier Bourry, Bernard Davoust, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bartonella quintana
fleas
monkey
primates
Rickettsia felis
Gabon
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/11/05-0861_article
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spelling 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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author Jean-Marc Rolain
Olivier Bourry
Bernard Davoust
Didier Raoult
spellingShingle 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
author_facet Jean-Marc Rolain
Olivier Bourry
Bernard Davoust
Didier Raoult
author_sort Jean-Marc Rolain
title Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon
title_short Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon
title_full Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon
title_fullStr Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon
title_full_unstemmed Bartonella quintana and Rickettsia felis in Gabon
title_sort bartonella quintana and rickettsia felis in gabon
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2005-11-01
description 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.
topic Bartonella quintana
fleas
monkey
primates
Rickettsia felis
Gabon
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/11/05-0861_article
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