Identification of Rickettsia felis DNA in the blood of domestic cats and dogs in the USA

Identification of Rickettsia felis DNA in the blood of domestic cats and dogs in the USA

Abstract Background The main vector and reservoir host of Rickettsia felis, an emerging human pathogen causing flea-borne spotted fever, is the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis. While cats have not been found to be infected with the organism, significant percentages of dogs from Australia and Africa a...

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Main Authors: Md Monirul Hoque, Subarna Barua, Patrick John Kelly, Kelly Chenoweth, Bernhard Kaltenboeck, Chengming Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Rickettsia felis
Domestic cat
Dog
Whole blood
USA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04464-w

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