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Detection of Rickettsia Species in Fleas Collected from Cats in Regions Endemic and Nonendemic for Flea-Borne Rickettsioses in California.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Mar 2016
Billeter Sarah A, Diniz Pedro Paulo Vissotto de Paiva, Jett Lindsey A, Wournell Andrea L, Kjemtrup Anne M, Padgett Kerry A, Yoshimizu Melissa Hardstone, Metzger Marco E, Barr Margaret C
Abstract excerpt
Rickettsia typhi, transmitted by rat fleas, causes most human flea-borne rickettsioses worldwide. Another rickettsia, Rickettsia felis, found in cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis, has also been implicated as a potential human pathogen. In the continental United States, human cases of flea-borne rickettsioses are reported primarily from the southern regions of Texas and California where the cat flea is considered...
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