Rickettsia typhi and R. felis in rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis), Oahu, Hawaii.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 14(10): 1613-5, 2008 Oct.
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Rickettsia typhi (prevalence 1.9%) and R. felis (prevalence 24.8%) DNA were detected in rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis) collected from mice on Oahu Island, Hawaii. The low prevalence of R. typhi on Oahu suggests that R. felis may be a more common cause of rickettsiosis than R. typhi in Hawaii.
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Rickettsia typhi
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Rickettsia felis
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Sifonápteros
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Insetos Vetores
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Camundongos
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2008
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