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Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis
; 17(3): 172-178, 2017 03.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27992288
RESUMO
Little is known of the endemicity of flea-borne rickettsiae in Kazakhstan. Thus, a survey for rickettsiae within great gerbil fleas was conducted in Almaty oblast. High prevalence of Rickettsia asembonensis was detected among Xenopsylla gerbilli, demonstrating that flea-borne rickettsiae are endemic to southeastern Kazakhstan. Interestingly, no Rickettsia typhi were detected in these same fleas.