Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Western Australia

This study is the first confirmation of Rickettsia felis in Australia. The organism was identified from 4 species of fleas obtained from dogs and cats in Western Australia, by using polymerase chain reaction amplification and DNA sequencing of the citrate synthase and outer membrane protein A genes.

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Main Authors:	Drew Schloderer, Helen Owen, Phillip Clark, John Stenos, Stanley G. Fenwick
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-05-01
Series:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Australia flea Ctenocephalides Rickettsia felis dispatch
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/5/05-1458_article

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spelling	doaj-de72ec3d678b4847b11891dfcdd272982020-11-25T02:11:19ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592006-05-0112584184310.3201/eid1205.051458Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Western AustraliaDrew SchlodererHelen OwenPhillip ClarkJohn StenosStanley G. FenwickThis study is the first confirmation of Rickettsia felis in Australia. The organism was identified from 4 species of fleas obtained from dogs and cats in Western Australia, by using polymerase chain reaction amplification and DNA sequencing of the citrate synthase and outer membrane protein A genes.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/5/05-1458_articleAustraliafleaCtenocephalidesRickettsia felisdispatch
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title	Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Western Australia
title_short	Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Western Australia
title_full	Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Western Australia
title_fullStr	Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Western Australia
title_full_unstemmed	Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Western Australia
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publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn	1080-6040 1080-6059
publishDate	2006-05-01
description	This study is the first confirmation of Rickettsia felis in Australia. The organism was identified from 4 species of fleas obtained from dogs and cats in Western Australia, by using polymerase chain reaction amplification and DNA sequencing of the citrate synthase and outer membrane protein A genes.
topic	Australia flea Ctenocephalides Rickettsia felis dispatch
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Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Western Australia

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