Rickettsia and Bartonella species in fleas from Reunion Island.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 92(3): 617-9, 2015 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Rickettsia felis, Rickettsia typhi, and Bartonella DNA was detected by molecular tools in 12% of Rattus rattus fleas (Xenopsylla species) collected from Reunion Island. One-third of the infested commensal rodents captured during 1 year carried at least one infected flea. As clinical signs of these zoonoses are non-specific, they are often misdiagnosed.
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Rickettsia
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Bartonella
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Siphonaptera
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Animals
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Humans
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En
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Am J Trop Med Hyg
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2015
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