Molecular detection of Rickettsia felis in dogs, rodents and cat fleas in Zambia

Abstract Background Flea-borne spotted fever is a zoonosis caused by Rickettsia felis, a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium. The disease has a worldwide distribution including western and eastern sub-Saharan Africa where it is associated with febrile illness in humans. However, epidemiol...

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Published in:	Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors:	Lavel Chinyama Moonga, Kyoko Hayashida, Ryo Nakao, Malimba Lisulo, Chiho Kaneko, Ichiro Nakamura, Yuki Eshita, Aaron S. Mweene, Boniface Namangala, Chihiro Sugimoto, Junya Yamagishi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-04-01
Subjects:	Rickettsia felis Cat flea Dogs Rodents Zoonosis Zambia
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3435-6