Pulex irritans on Dogs and Cats: Morphological and Molecular Approach

Background: The painful bite of Pulex irritans; causes wound on the host body and is a vector for Bartonella bacteria species, which can cause trench fever, Rickettsia species, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Mediterranean spotted fe­ver. We conducted a study to find out the hosts, abundance, as w...

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Main Authors: Amrollah Azarm, Abdolhossin Dalimi, Majied Pirestani, Anita Mohammadiha, Alireza Zahraei-Ramazani, Narges Marvi-Moghaddam, Esmaiel Amiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/1529